Godzilla vs. Kong easily stays in first, while the trip for Voyagers is likely to be a short one.
It was another big weekend for the dynamic duo, as Godzilla vs. Kong won with $13.9 million. The drop from Easter weekend's monster opening was probably a bit steeper than Warners would have liked, but it is still the best second weekend gross of the pandemic era by a wide margin. After 12 days, the battle royale stands at $70 million, roaring into first overall among pandemic films, and it is still on track to become the first one to hit the $100 million mark.
Moving up one slot to second is the action hit Nobody, which took in $2.7 million for a total of $15.6 million. The Bob Odenkirk-channels-John Wick thriller looks to be heading to a final gross of between $25 and $30 million.
Holding up surprisingly decent in third, even if it did slip down one notch, is the religious horror film The Unholy, which brought in $2.4 million in its second weekend. The ten-day total stands at $6.7 million, and it looks to be heading over $10 million.
In fourth is Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon, which actually improved on its Easter weekend total. The animated feature scared up $2.2 million for a total of $35.3 million.
Opening dismally in fifth was the sci-fi drama Voyagers, about a bunch of teenagers bred specifically for space travel who discover their baser instincts mid-flight. It crashed with a $1.4 million opening, and might be lucky to hit $5 million.
For the first time in the pandemic era, six films finished above $1 million for the weekend. Coming in at #6 is Tom and Jerry, which brought in $1.2 million for a total of $41.2 million, as it pushes toward $50 million. With nothing family-friendly on the horizon until mid-May, it and Raya's grosses should be fairly even for the next few weeks.
Christian film The Girl Who Believes in Miracles surprisingly also improved from its Easter opening, but the film's ten-day still stands at only $1.3 million. The Courier and Chaos Walking came in 8th and 9th, with total grosses of $4.9 million and $12.7 million, respectively.
In 10th is The Croods: A New Age, which has now tied The War With Grandpa's recently established 21st century longevity record with its 20th weekend in the Top 10. The film's gross now stands at $56.7 million, as it now stands just a little over a million behind Tenet for second during the pandemic.
After a few weeks of major releases, the box office takes a breather, as nothing appears to be going wide this weekend. That should lead to a third straight victory for Godzilla vs. Kong, and it will be interesting to see if it becomes the first film to hit $10 million three straight weekends since Sonic the Hedgehog. Will Voyagers be able to stay above $1 million, and will we get six million dollar grossers this weekend? Will The Croods stay in the Top 10 one more week to get the longevity record all to itself? We'll find out next week.
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