What's at the Movies this Weekend? (Jan. 13-15)
This weekend we got a few new movies to "push"
Avatar. We have 5 new, true, wide releases. But
Avatar 2 still reigns supreme, as it will play in 4,045 theaters. This is It's first theater reduction, as it loses 295 theaters.
Avatar 1 had dropped 167 theaters by its 5th weekend in 2010. That weekend saw
Avatar take home $42.7M, the biggest domestic 5th weekend ever. Coming off of $45.8M last weekend,
The Way of Water ain't seeing the OG. Still, though, it should be the iceberg that sinks the
Titanic's $30M 5th weekend all the way back in January of 1998. Jimmy Cameron's only opponent is himself.
The Way of Water's $531.8M running total is already #16 all time at the Domestic Box Office. It will blow up the Death Star and blow past
Rogue One's $533.5M after tonight. So even though Disney loses, they still win. That's what happens when you buy Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox.
A Man Called Otto expands to 3,802 theaters for a "true" wide release. Still no interest in seeing this one. It could make $12M. Feels high. Just don't lose your cat like you lost Wilson, Tommy.
Still one of the saddest scenes I've ever seen.
Puss in Boots looks across the $100M mark. It's made $92.9M thus far. If it has a 17% decline like Boxoffice Pro thinks, it'll do just that. That's impressive cuz it's already been on premium video on demand to rent for $24.99 for the last couple weeks. It will play in 3,681 theaters.
M3GAN adds 95 theaters and will show at 3,604. Universal knows that they got themselves a winner. Its $38.5M domestic take already makes it profitable on it's $12M budget. Add in the $17.8M international total, and it's all PG-13 bloody gravy.
In fact, it's already outgrossed
Child's Play's domestic and international totals. There's a new Killer Doll King at the Box Office. Charles Lee Ray and his daughter's ass still got the tv side on lock.
Now it comes down to the hold.
Smile dropped by 18% in its second weekend. Amazing.
The Black Phone's drop was steeper, at 48%.
Barbarian fell by 38%. It'll make $19.9M if it drops by 34.7% which is the average second weekend decline of the aforementioned 3 movies.
Plane lands in 3,023 theaters. What a title, shyt. I know
Air Force One was taken, but, damn.
Under Siege wasn't called
U.S. Battleship. Crimson Tide wasn't called
Sub. The Rock's Die Hard knockoff was called
Skyscraper.
We got Gerard Butler and Mike Colter in a
Con Air Force One mashup. It makes sense. Gerard Butler already had his Die Hard in the White House with
Olympus Has Fallen. Now that's a legit title.
Plane has already made $625K in Thursday previews. The trailer looks like a
½ (outta
) action movie.
I got news for you, that's a good movie. We need those movies. They make world go round. It's looking at a $7M debut.
CopShop, which is on Peacock, debuted with $2.3M in September of 2021. I still need to watch that. You know what, I'ma throw it on after writing this. Gerard Butler, the
½ action movie king.
House Party will be shown in 1,500 theaters in its debut weekend. It looks to make $2.1M. I was just peeping IMDb and saw that Stephen Glover (Donald's brother) and Jamal Olori, of
Atlanta fame, wrote this remake of the now 33 year Old original
House Party. I would never have known that based off of the dialogue in the trailer, which seemed a lil too forced.
Dude getting snuffed with the running punch was straight outta the "North of the Border" episode, which, conveniently enough, was written by Jamal.
It's directed by Calmatic, who's a music video director. And, who, apparently, will also be directing the
White Men Can't Jump remake, which is already in post-production.
Dave's GaTa and Mike, make cameos.
We got
The Devil Conspiracy with a semi-wide release. The horror flick can be seen at 925 theaters. How's this for a synopsis: "a cult steals the Shroud of Turin for wicked purposes."
It's got Peter Mensah, of
Jason X fame in it. RIP to Brodski. The hell kinda name is that for a black dude?
Here's the trailer:
The Woman King makes its way back into 843 theaters, looking to add to its $64.1M domestic total and it's Oscar hopes.
Skinamarink, from Shudder and IFC Midnight (
Watcher with Maika Monroe, which was good) will play in 692 theaters. It's a horror movie where "two children wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing, and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished."
If you've never heard of the director, Kyle Edward Ball, and why would you, it's his first feature. The aforementioned
Watcher, debuted in 764 theaters back in June and made $826.7K. That movie had a recognizable name in Monroe and was released in the summer, not in the January movie burial ground.
What's Playing
Catch y'all on Sunday