Regardless of nice critiques and word-of-mouth, Companion underwhelmed on the weekend field workplace, with Canine Man dominating.
The weekend numbers are in, and as anticipated, Canine Man simply topped the field workplace, with the Captain Underpants spin-off outperforming all expectations – together with our personal. The Common/Dreamworks animated movie made a stable $36 million this weekend, paving the way in which for a long term on the field workplace, with not an excessive amount of in the way in which of competitors for household audiences popping out till Captain America: Courageous New World, which comes out on the President’s Day vacation weekend.
Nevertheless, New Line’s Companion, which is incomes buzzy critiques and atypically sturdy word-of-mouth for a style movie (it earned a B+ CinemaScore), had a disappointing opening, solely making $9.5 million. Hollywood execs are little doubt scratching their heads over why a buzzy horror flick starring Yellowjackets’ Sophie Thatcher and The Boys’ Jack Quaid didn’t handle to open larger, particularly on condition that it marks the directorial debut of Barbarian author Drew Hancock. Some are pointing the finger at WB’s advertising division, with them seemingly unable to seize the zeitgeist in the way in which indie distributors like Neon or A24 have in recent times; with horror more and more changing into extra related to indie labels, audiences have extra religion in as of late. For proof, look no additional than Common/ Blumhouse’s disastrous Wolf Man reboot, which is already out of the highest 10.
There’s some faint hope Companion may be capable of capitalize on word-of-mouth. Nonetheless, subsequent weekend sees the discharge of a extra simply classifiable horror flick, the slasher film Coronary heart Eyes, which can steal a few of its thunder. In the meantime, Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King was in third place, with a $6.1 million weekend and a $229 million complete. Whereas not one in all their greater current hits, word-of-mouth has allowed the movie to carry out higher on the field workplace going into 2025 than anticipated. The low-budget comedy One in every of Them Days can be making good cash, with the $6 million weekend including to a $34 million complete.
Final weekend’s champ, Flight Threat, has a extra modest decline than anticipated, with ComScore reporting a 52% drop and a $5.6 million weekend for a complete of simply over $20 million. Given the poor word-of-mouth, the movie is performing decently for Lionsgate. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was in sixth place with $3.22 million and a $230 million complete, making it the highest-grossing entry within the sequence. Disney’s Moana 2 can be nonetheless being profitable, with a $2.8 million weekend and a $453 million complete.
Subsequent up are two Oscar contenders, with A Full Unknown persevering with a profitable run with $2.16 million and a hefty $66 million complete. The Brutalist additionally carried out moderately effectively because it expanded to extra places past its preliminary 70mm Roadshow launch, making $1.8 million for a $12.1 million complete. Lastly, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, which simply obtained greenlit for a follow-up, rounded out the highest 10 with $1.6 million and a $34 million complete. It’s additionally now on PVOD.
Subsequent weekend appears poised to be a modest one, with neither Love Hurts nor Coronary heart Eyes anticipated to pose a lot of a menace to Canine Man’s reign. Will you be seeing both? Tell us within the feedback!
