M. Knight Knocks on J. Cameron's Cabin; Weekend Box Office Results (Feb. 3-5)
M. Night Shyamalan's
Knock at the Cabin is here, and for the first time in 8 weeks,
Avatar 2, has been knocked from the top spot. In fact,
Knock at the Cabin is 2023's first movie to open number one, and it did so with a $14.2 million weekend. That makes seven number ones for M. Night. Damn who knew.
M. Knight's
Old opened number one with $16.8 million in 2021. It went on to make $48.2 million with a 2.86 multiplier. If
Knock at the Cabin performs similarly, it could finish with $40.6 million. But that comes down to word of mouth. It had a C on Cinemascore and 64% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. After the $1.45 million Thursday previews, It made $3.97 million on Friday and $5.47 million on Saturday, indicating the audience was f****** with it. I was reading a lot of good stuff about Bautista's performance. Might have to check this one out.
Taking second place was
Avatar 2. Nope, check that,
80 for Brady with $12.5 million.
Another comeback for Tom, not even out the game for one week after his retirement. He just can't lose... except his wife, which, you know, I'm cool with. I liked Bridget better anyway. That's just me.
Paramount was really trying to get the old folks to the theater, running matinee ticket prices this weekend, which will last for the movie's entire run. That means that
80 for Brady actually sold more tickets than
Knock at the Cabin. So, in a sense, they both finished number one. Even when Tom loses he still wins. Sorry,
@Lootpack.
Them old ladies gave it an A- Cinemascore. It's got a 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Apparently it's really well liked.
Should I watch this one? As a Patriots' fan, This may be the only time I get to see them win the championship any time soon, even if it is going back in time.
Sinking all the way that third place was
Avatar 2 with $10.8 million. That was down 32% from last week. Don't feel bad though, it's $636.3 million domestic total is $23 million shy of passing
Titanic's $659.3 million; it's $20.3 million away from passing
Titanic's $2.19 billion worldwide total.
After 52 days though, it's well off of
Avatar's pace which stood at $629.3 million.
Avatar 2 has made more, yes, but remember
Avatar opened with $77 million. That's an 8.17 multiplier after 52 days compared to
The Way of Water's 4.75. It's still the fourth highest grossing movie ever.
I gave you your props. What's with the hostility?
Puss in Boots 2 is still doing numbers with another $7.9 million. That was only down by 24% from last weekend. Just tremendous holds week in and week out. It's now up to $151.2 million domestic and $368.5 million worldwide.
BTS: Yet to Come to Cinemas rounds at the top five with $6.2 million. This is a concert movie from BTS based on their "free show at Busan's World Expo in October, which welcomed more than 50,000 in-person guests." I only know these dudes from the Samsung commercial.
Notables Outside The Top Five
Everything Everywhere All at Once did $528K in it's second weekend of re-release. This shyt been on Showtime. That is impressive.
The Top Ten
1.)
Knock at the Cabin (Uni) 3,643 theaters, $14.2M/Wk 1
2.)
80 for Brady (Par) 3,912 theaters, $12.5M/Wk 1
3.)
Avatar: The Way of Water (Dis) 3,310 theaters, $10.8M (-32%) Total $636.4M /Wk 8
4.)
Puss in Boots: Last Wish (Uni) 3,290 theaters (-162), $7.95M (-24%) Total $151.2M/Wk 7
5.)
BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas (Tra) 1,125 theaters, $6.3M, Total $9.1M/Wk 1
6.)
A Man Called Otto (Sony) 3,407 theaters, $4.1M (-37%) Total $53M/Wk 6
7.)
M3GAN (Uni) 2,835 theaters, $3.8M (-39%) Total $87.5M/Wk 5
8.)
Missing (Sony) 2,565 (-460) theaters, $3.7M (-34%) Total $23M/Wk 3
9.)
Chosen Season 3 Finale (Fath) 1,546 theaters, $3.64M, Total $5.3M/Wk 1
10.)
Pathaan (YSR) 700 theaters, $2.7M (-61%) Total $14.2M/Wk 2
Catch y'all next week