Whew.
After worrying Christmas corridors, the first full weekend in January was a relief for Hollywood and theater owners, thanks to In Avatar: Way of Water and new products M3GAN, a sci-fi themed horror film from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse.
The Way of Water , the only big movie at the end of the year box office , income from $45 million to $27 million in its fourth weekend. Sometime on Saturday or Sunday, the 20th Century and Disney’s props will jump to $ 637 Breaking the million mark at the domestic box office, only two other films to do so since the pandemic began, Spider-Man: No Return and Top-Gun: Maverick. Even before the COVID-11 crisis, this milestone was achieved in any given year by a handful of achieved by people.
M3GAN even beat The Way of Water by $ on Friday .7 million including $2. 75 Millions of Thursday previews. Avatar sequel, grossed $29 .400 Friday Wan, will surpass M3GAN on Saturday.
Nevertheless, M3GAN is looking for a star $27 million-$29 million opening in North America, top open a PG- Horror from A Quiet Place Part II
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Thanks to these two movies, the box office will grow more than over the same weekend of % (Historically, the first frame of January is especially quiet).
Directed by Gerard Johnstone, M3GAN tells the story of a robot doll who becomes obsessed with a young girl. Critics gave the movie high marks from critics, while it received a B CinemaScore from audiences.
Elsewhere, Tom Hanks -starrer A Man Called Otto after expanding to Promising for 4th theater. Sony Pictures is expected to earn between $3.7 million and $4.5 million over the weekend.
Weekend numbers will be updated on Sunday morning.
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