The Beekeeper and Mean Girls Both Win at the Box Office – The Hollywood Reporter
“The Beekeeper” beat out “Mean Girls” at the box office over the weekend.
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beekeeper He claims victory over I mean girls at the weekend box office with an estimated $7.4 million from 3,337 theaters, but the Jason Statham-led action movie can’t bring home honey just yet.
Rival studios are showing both films in sweltering conditions, while Paramount is winning with $7.3 million from 3,544 locations. The correct standings will be determined on Monday when the final total is calculated for the January 27-29 window. One advantage for I mean girls: Sunday’s two NFL championship games will be a tough contest for them beekeeper.
If Statham’s image prevails, it will be the first time she has won I mean girls It topped the local chart.
Both films are in their third weekend, and their dominance highlights the troubling situation facing movie theater operators as the production pipeline slows largely due to production delays due to last year’s strikes. It’s the second weekend in a row with no new releases nationwide.
I mean girlsThe domestic total is estimated at $60.8 million domestically and $22.6 million overseas for a cumulative global total of $83.4 million.
From Miramax, beekeeper It crossed the $100 million mark globally upon its conclusion Sunday with a domestic total of $42.3 million and $61.9 million overseas for an estimated worldwide total of $104.2 million.
Three Christmas leftovers rounded out the top five. Wonka, Immigration And Anyone but you.
The niche box office was nothing but dismal among the new military action pic in Hindi fighter Oscar contenders pick up nominations on January 23.
fighterfrom VIVE, did well with about $3.8 million from 662 locations, good enough for sixth place.
searchlight Bad things — which received 11 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture — added 900 theaters to bring its total to 2,300. The film earned a strong $3 million over the weekend for an estimated domestic total of $24.8 million (up 45 percent over the weekend previous week). Abroad, its total foreign income is $26.3 million versus a global total of $51.1 million. In many markets, the film is the best grossing film of all time for Yorgos Lanthimos.
Bad things It came in seventh place, followed by fellow Oscar contender American fantasy, which is also competing for Best Picture among a host of other categories. From Amazon MGM, “Cord Jefferson” saw a 65 percent rise, earning $2.9 million for a domestic total of $11.8 million. American fantasy It paused pending nominations, but added 852 movie theaters this weekend for a total of 1,702.
A24 Area of interest, another multiple Oscar nominee, is still taking things slow. The Best Picture contender added 233 theaters for a total of 315, earning a promising $1.1 million for a domestic tally of $3 million.
None of these last three films are available to watch at home. The same can’t be said for its fellow Best Picture contender OppenheimerBut that didn’t stop Universal and director Christopher Nolan from re-releasing the film in more than 1,200 locations in Imax and premium format. Oppenheimerwhich leads all nominated films with 13 Oscar nominations, earned $1 million from 1,269 sites.
One of the films Oscar voters rejected was Ava DuVernay Originfared well in its second weekend, earning $1.5 million from 664 theaters for an early cumulative total of $2.5 million for the filmmakers and A24.
It was nominated for Best Visual Effects at the Academy Awards, Godzilla minus one It saw a boost when a black and white version was added to the mix. The Japanese film earned an estimated $2.8 million from 2,051 screenings.
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