Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, opened consistent with the primary movie, though the Robbie Williams biopic Higher Man tanked in its vast growth.
Lionsgate, which had a disastrous 2024 due to duds like Borderlands and The Crow, are having a great begin to 2025, with Den of Thieves 2: Pantera opening in first place on the field workplace. With Deadline reporting a $15.5 million gross, it opened consistent with the 2018 authentic (not adjusted for inflation). It probably would have carried out even higher have been it not for the horrific wildfires at present decimating massive elements of Los Angeles. The film marks Gerard Butler’s strongest opening since Angel Has Fallen again in 2019, proving as soon as once more that he’s a constant attract these meat-and-potatoes motion flicks.
Mufasa: The Lion King didn’t maintain up fairly as properly post-holidays as we thought it could in our predictions, with it falling 50% to an $11.7 million weekend and a $187 million home complete. That’s solely a fraction of the $600 million plus grossed by its 2019 predecessor. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 got here in third with $8.67 million for a $200 million plus complete, making it the highest-grossing entry within the sequence to this point.
In the meantime, Focus Options is proving to have a significant hit with Robert Eggers’s Nosferatu, which grossed $6.3 million for an $81 million complete. It’s at present Focus Options’s third highest-grossing home launch of all time, behind Downton Abbey and Coraline. Moana 2 was proper behind with $5.9 million for a $434 million complete, whereas Depraved continued to tug in spectacular numbers, with a $4.55 weekend and an enormous $458 million complete.
Searchlight’s A Full Unknown was in seventh place this weekend, with the $4.5 million gross pushing it previous $50 million, making it the studio’s highest-grossing home launch in a few years. Whereas it hasn’t been an enormous hit like director James Mangold’s earlier biopic, Stroll the Line, it’ll flip a good-looking revenue for the studio and may play properly into award season. A24’s Babygirl has additionally confirmed to be a strong success, making $2.9 million for a $21 million home gross. Whereas that’s not an enormous quantity, it’s one of the vital profitable indie releases of the season, with it outgrossing a whole lot of the 12 months’s extra lauded awards fare. Ninth and tenth place is just too near name, with the Indian movie Recreation Changer and the Pamela Anderson comeback movie The Final Showgirl each making $1.5 million. In the meantime, the $100 million Robbie Williams biopic Higher Man landed with a thud exterior the highest 10, grossing $1 million.
By comparability, The Brutalist, which is simply enjoying on 68 screens in comparison with Higher Man’s vast launch, managed to outgross it with $1.35 million, boding properly for its gradual growth over award season. One of many causes A24’s The Brutalist is having a sluggish roll-out is the truth that it’s getting a roadshow launch in 70mm at elect venues earlier than a standard launch. With it incomes a number of Golden Globes, it’ll probably earn a ton of Oscar nominations this Friday, and may assist it flip right into a strong hit for the studio regardless of the grim subject material. It’s a masterfully made movie, so when you can see it in 70mm, I extremely suggest it.
Subsequent weekend sees the discharge of The Wolf Man, which ought to simply take the highest spot. Tell us within the feedback when you plan to test it out!
