Elvis shared the national box office with Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick, as both films grossed $ 30.5 million over the weekend, by deadline. Except, where The King has just begun his theatrical career, Maverick continued to sail in its fifth week of release (only -33%) and now stands at $ 521.7 million in the US. All in all, the 36-year-old sequel has amassed a staggering $ 1 billion worldwide (excluding China!) And easily marks Cruise’s biggest film to date. This train just doesn’t stop.
As for Elvis, Baz Luhrmann’s production garnered solid reviews from audiences (72% final recommendation on PostTrak and 94% RottenTomatoes score), meaning this musical biopic could enjoy a long theatrical career. .
Meanwhile, Jurassic World: Dominion ranked third with $ 26.44 million (-55%) on Weekend 3, enough to raise its national total to $ 302.77 million and the global total to $ 746. $ 7 million. While Disney / Pixar’s Lightyear fell a massive -65% (the worst drop in a Pixar film after Onward’s -73% during the pandemic era) in its second cycle by a boss weekly of $ 17.66 million and a national total of $ 88.7 million.
Surprisingly, despite the competition, Universal’s thriller The Black Phone managed to hit a solid $ 23.3 million its first weekend. Clearly, the multiplex is very much alive after what appeared to be a millennium of mediocre box office performance.
1.) Elvis (WB) 3,906 sales, dv. $ 12.8 million, Saturday $ 10 million, Sun $ 7.7 million, $ 30.5 million 3 days / week 1
2.) Top Gun: Maverick (Pair) 3,948 (-87) theaters, Friday $ 8.3 million, Saturday $ 12 million, Sunday $ 10.2 million, $ 30.5 million 3 days (- 33%), totaling $ 521.7 million / week 5
3.) Jurassic World Dominion (Uni) 4,233 (-464) sales, dv. $ 7.5 million, Saturday $ 10.8 million, Sun $ 8.1 million, $ 26.44 million three-day (-55%) / Total $ 302.77 million / week 3
4.) The Black Phone (Uni) 3,150 sales, dv. $ 10.2 million, Saturday $ 7.5 million, Sun $ 5.6 million, $ 23.3 million 3 days / week 1
5.) Lightyear (Dis) 4,255 sales, dv. 5.4 million dollars, Saturday 6.95 million dollars, Sun 5.3 million dollars / 3 days 17.66 million dollars (-65%), total of 88.7 million dollars / week 2
6.) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Dis) 1.855 (-610) sales, dv. $ 521,000, Saturday $ 704,000, Sun $ 500,000, $ 1.72 million for three days (-61%), total $ 409.1 million / week 8
7.) Jug Jugg Jeeyo (movie viewer) 318 theaters, Friday $ 235,000, Saturday $ 287,000, Sun $ 203,000, 3 days $ 725,000, week 1
8.) Everything, everywhere All at once (A24) 524 (-155) rooms, dv. $ 144,000, Saturday $ 216,000, Sunday $ 173,000, $ 533,000 for 3 days (-44%), total $ 66.1 million / week 14
9.) Bob’s Burgers (20th / Dec) 590 (-760) sales, dv. $ 156,000, Saturday $ 203,000, Sun $ 154,000, $ 513,000 for 3 days (-56%), $ 31,000 total / week 5
10.) The Bad Guys (Uni) 1,033 (-461) sales, dv. $ 140,000, Saturday $ 170,000, Sunday $ 130,000 $ 440,000 (-56%), total $ 95.4 million / Week 10