Godzilla vs. Kong gets a third and likely final week on top, but those drops have to be concerning.
Another week, another easy win for the giant monkey and lizard, as Godzilla vs. Kong threepeated on top. The action flick took in $7.9 million for a gross of $80.7 million. While Godzilla is by far the most successful film released since the pandemic shutdown, that third weekend number has to be causing some heartburn at Warners. The film over 40% from last weekend, which is more how a giant blockbuster would have dropped during normal times, which is why the film is now under $10 million for the weekend. While Kong is still on a likely trajectory toward $100 million, its no longer a slam dunk that it will get there, and if it does, it probably won't get much higher. If summer blockbusters perform the same way, the optimism that the opening of Godzilla brought just two weeks ago might be short-lived.
With no major releases this last week, the top 4 stayed the same. In second was Nobody, which beat up another $2.5 million for a total of $19 million, a solid total given the circumstances. Holding up surprisingly well in third is horror movie The Unholy, which scared up $2.1 million for a total of $9.6 million. It is turning into a sleeper hit. Raya and the Last Dragon held down fourth with $1.9 million, for a total of $37.8 million, which has to be somewhat of a disappointment to Disney.
In fifth is the only other movie to finish above $1 million for the weekend, long runner Tom & Jerry, which chased down another $1.1 million for a total of $42.6 million. It still seems to be heading for a final gross of around $50 million, and is likely to outgross Raya, which I don't think anyone would have predicted before the films opened.
Bomb Voyagers fell below $1 million, all the way down to just under $0.8 million, for a ten-day total of $2.6 million. Religious drama The Girl Who Believes in Miracles made almost exactly what it made the last two weeks, not enough to make it any sort of hit, but it does have a nice gross of $2 million now.
Opening in 8th is the one newcomer to this week's Top 10, British horror flick In the Earth, with made its domestic debut with a gross of $0.5 million. We'll see if it gets any traction from here on out.
Rounding out the Top Ten, The Courier has now grossed $5.5 million, and The Croods: A New Age officially dethrones The War With Grandpa as the film with the longest run in the Top Ten of the 21st century. In Week 21, the film is now up to $57.1 million.
Opening Friday is video game adaption Mortal Kombat. This is a reboot of the series that last saw theaters in 1997. Those 90s movies were PG-13, but this one is rated R, meaning that the game's notorious "fatalities" will be able to be recreated on screen in all their gory glory. It will likely hit #1 easily. Also opening, and looking for a Top 5 finish, will be anime Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train. A feature film spinoff of the popular TV show, this one also comes with an R rating, so expect a lot of gore there too. Will Kombat be able to break $20 million over the weekend? We'll find out next week.
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