Family movies continue to dominate, as Raya and the Last Dragon and Tom and Jerry continue to dominate.
For the second weekend in a row, Raya and the Last Dragon took the top spot at the domestic box office. The Disney film, which already seems like a surefire nominee for Animated Feature at next year's Oscars, brought in $5.7 million in its second weekend, for a ten-day total of $16 million. By comparison, The Croods: A New Age was at $20.3 million by the end of its second weekend, but that film opened on Wednesday, and opened over Thanksgiving, and was a theatrical exclusive at that point in time. This does not mean that Raya is heading to a gross of $50 million +, of course, but its off to a solid start to get to that total.
The other family film in theaters, Tom and Jerry, also continues to do solid business, coming in second with $4.1 million, even though, like Raya, it is available to stream at home via its releasing company's service (though unlike Raya, which has a $30 surcharge, anyone with HBO Max can watch Tom for free). The cat and mouse duo is up to $28 million, which already makes it the fourth biggest pandemic grosser. Indeed, it's ahead of where The Croods was at the end of its third weekend. Like Raya, there's no guarantee of $50 million, but both films should profit over the lack of family films over the next couple of months.
The sci-fi drama Chaos Walking came in third with $2.3 million, for a ten-day total of $6.9 million. While not a great total, it does put it ahead of films like Monster Hunter and The Marksman after their first ten days. This looks to be heading for a final total in the mid-teens.
Basketball drama Boogie took in $0.8 million in its second weekend, for a ten-day total of $2.3 million, not an awful total for a film that was largely an afterthought. This looks to be heading to around $4-5 million.
The aforementioned Croods: A New Age continues to fade in the face of Raya and Tom and Jerry, taking in only $0.5 million. Its total is now up to $54.3 million, still nearly $4 million behind Tenet. It's beginning to look likely that the cavemen won't be able to catch the time travelers.
Indian comedy Jathi Ratnalu had a better-than-expected opening, taking in just under $0.5 million. Films from the subcontinent tend to be one-weekend wonders in the US, so we'll see if it is able to hold up next weekend.
After The Marksman at #7 (which is up to $13.6 million), British drama The Father, starring Anthony Hopkins as an elderly man suffering from dementia and Olivia Colman as his loving-but-stressed-out daughter, debuted in 8th with $0.4 million. Expect that number to rise now that it had picked up six Oscar nominations, including Picture, and acting nods for both Hopkins and Colman.
Rounding out the Top 10 is Wonder Woman 1984 and The Little Things, at $45 million and $14.2 million, respectively. Debuting just outside the Top Ten is romcom Long Weekend, which had a long weekend, only earning less than $0.3 million.
This could be another quiet weekend with only the Cold War thriller The Courier, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel Brosnahan, getting a semi-wide release. However, there will likely be a resurgence from the Oscar nominated films. Expect jumps in gross not just from The Father, but Nomadland, Minari, and Judas and the Black Messiah, all of which are up for Best Picture. Will any of them be able to challenge Raya for #1? We'll find out next weekend.
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