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The
Anthony Mackie-led “Captain America: Brave New World” opened
strong at about $120 million on a three-day weekend last month,
but plunged to $28.2 million last week in one of the most
significant second-week drops for a Marvel movie. It's earned
$163.7 since its release.
It was slammed by many critics and audiences, failing to bring
the Marvel reset some had hoped for. That task now falls to
May’s “Thunderbolts” and July’s “Fantastic Four: First Steps.”
But “Captain America” will face little competition through
March, and could remain at No. 1 for a while.
The weekend's only significant new release, Focus Features'
“Last Breath,” earned just $7.8 million. The
based-on-a-true-story adventure starring Woody Harrelson, Simi
Liu and Chris Lemons is about a routine deep-sea diving mission
that goes terribly wrong when a young diver is stranded some 300
feet below the surface.
It got strong reviews, with Lindsey Bahr of The Associated Press
praising the “white-knuckle experience” and “pure suspense and
anxiety” it brings.
At No. 3 was Oz Perkins’ “The Monkey,” which brought in $6.4
million for a two-week total of $24.6 million. It's among the
strongest openings for indie distributor Neon, whose film “Anora,”
and its director Sean Baker could make a major mark at the
Oscars later Sunday.
“The Monkey” marks another successful low-budget collaboration
between Perkins and Neon, whose “Longlegs” brought in $126.9
million globally last year.
“Paddington in Peru” was fourth with $4.5 million in its third
weekend for a total of $31.4 million.
Top 10 movies by domestic box office
With final domestic figures being released Monday, this list
factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday
at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore.
1. “Captain America: Brave New World," $15 million.
2. “Last Breath," $7.8 million.
3. “The Monkey,” $6.4 million.
4. “Paddington in Peru,” $4.5 million.
5. “Dog Man,” $4.2 million.
6. “Mufasa: The Lion King,” $1.9 million.
7. “Ne Zha 2,” $1.8 million.
8. “Heart Eyes,” $1.3 million.
9 “The Unbreakable Boy,” $1.2 million.
10. “One of Them Days,” $925,000.
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