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 Those ticket sales, pushing the Will Smith and Martin
Lawrence-led sequel past the $100 million mark, were easily
enough to claim the No. 1 spot for the second consecutive
weekend. The movie continues to impress and has generated $130
million in the U.S. to date.
Though "The Gentlemen" had a respectable opening weekend, it's
likely that "Bad Boys for Life" infringed upon the core
demographic for "The Gentlemen," another action comedy aimed at
male audiences. It debuted in fourth place, pocketing $11
million from 2,165 venues. STX bought U.S. rights from Miramax
for $7 million; VVS Films is distributing in Canada.
"The Gentlemen" has made $22.5 million at the international box
office, where Entertainment Film, Roadshow and Miramax are
handling its rollout.
The star-studded action comedy -- directed by Guy Ritchie and
featuring Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam and Henry Golding
-- follows an American expat looking to cash out of his
London-based marijuana empire. But expectedly, that plan doesn't
go off without a hitch. "The Gentlemen" has earned decent
reviews and landed a "B+" CinemaScore from moviegoers, a
majority of which were males over the age of 35.
Another new movie, Universal's thriller "The Turning," debuted
in sixth place with $7.3 million, in line with expectations.
Surprisingly, even with an "F" CinemaScore from audiences, "The
Turning" had a bigger opening weekend than "Cats," the studio's
recent big-budget flop that lost the studio around $100 million.
"The Turning, based on a 1989 haunted ghost tale, centers on a
nanny (Mackenzie Davis) tasked with taking care of two disturbed
orphans (Finn Wolfhard and Brooklynn Prince).
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In second place, Universal's "1917" impresses again in theaters
after adding a strong $15.8 million in its third weekend of wide
release. Director Sam Mendes' World War I epic, widely seen as this
year's Oscars frontrunner, hit triple digits this weekend with its
domestic haul sitting at $104.2 million. Overseas, "1917" amassed
$23.71 million from 50 foreign territories, bringing ticket sales to
$96.6 million internationally and $200 million worldwide.
Another awards darling, Sony's "Little Women," is approaching a
similar milestone in the U.S. Greta Gerwig's take on the classic
tale has made a sizable $93.75 million to date. The A-list
adaptation placed at No. 8, bringing in another $4.7 million.
Universal's "Dolittle," the latest take on the vet who can speak to
animals, landed at No. 3, pulling in $12.5 million for a domestic
tally of $44 million. The family friendly adventure starring Robert
Downey Jr. cost $180 million to produce, meaning it'll need to play
in theaters for a significant amount of time to avoid losing money.
In box office milestones, Disney's "Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker"
surpassed the $500 million mark, one of 15 films to ever reach that
benchmark. Globally, the final film in the sequel trilogy has made
$1.046 billion.
Through the last week in January, overall domestic box office sales
remain up over 12% from 2019. Theaters are expected to get another
jolt in February when Warner Bros. comic-book adventure "Birds of
Prey" graces the big screen.
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