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  • ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ has Big Box Office Start

    (L to R) Luigi (Charlie Day) and Mario (Chris Pratt) in Nintendo and Illumination’s 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie', directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic.
    (L to R) Luigi (Charlie Day) and Mario (Chris Pratt) in Nintendo and Illumination’s ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’, directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic.

    Preview:

    • ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ has secured the biggest box office launch for the year to date.
    • It’s a sequel to 2023’s ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’.
    • ‘Project Hail Mary’ was pushed to second, but is still performing well.

    Easter Weekend feels like the appropriate date for the return of a character. In this case, it’s Mario (voiced in animated form by Chris Pratt), back in ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.’

    The sequel to 2023 hit ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ has been scoring plenty of points at the box office –– as it was predicted to –– earning $130 million domestically and $182.4 million internationally across its five-day extended release period for a global total of $372.5 million so far.

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    While the new movie didn’t quite hit the highs of the original, it certainly came close, and Universal will certainly be happy with its performance, which once again happened despite some caustic reviews.

    Related Article: Amazon’s ‘Project Hail Mary’ Blasts Off to Big Launch at the Box Office

    What else happened at the box office this weekend?

    Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace in 'Project Hail Mary', from Amazon MGM Studios. Photo credit: Jonathan Olley. © 2025 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.
    Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace in ‘Project Hail Mary’, from Amazon MGM Studios. Photo credit: Jonathan Olley. © 2025 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.

    Amazon MGM’s sci-fi outing ‘Project Hail Mary’, which enjoyed a brief run as the biggest 2026 box office launch to date, continues to do well, dropping just 43% in its third weekend. It has now earned $217 million domestically and more than $400 million internationally, and despite losing some premium format screens to ‘Mario’, is still drawing crowds.

    Third place was the week’s other main new entry, A24 drama ‘The Drama’. Starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, the controversial movie took in $13.6 million domestically.

    In fourth place, Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ earned $5.8 million, pushing its own total to more than $332 million worldwide.

    And in fifth, we find ‘Reminders of Him,’ with the Colleen Hoover adaptation making $2.3 million in its fourth weekend of release.

    What’s coming next at the box office?

    ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ looks to have little major competition coming up in the family field, and next week brings rom-com ‘You, Me & Tuscany’ and thriller remake ‘Faces of Death’.

    (L to R) Anna (Halle Bailey) and Michael (Regé-Jean Page) in 'You, Me & Tuscany', directed by Kat Coiro. Photo: Giulia Parmigiani/Universal Pictures.
    (L to R) Anna (Halle Bailey) and Michael (Regé-Jean Page) in ‘You, Me & Tuscany’, directed by Kat Coiro. Photo: Giulia Parmigiani/Universal Pictures.

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  • ‘Project Hail Mary’ Launches to Big Box Office

    Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace in 'Project Hail Mary', from Amazon MGM Studios. Photo credit: Jonathan Olley. © 2025 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.
    Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace in ‘Project Hail Mary’, from Amazon MGM Studios. Photo credit: Jonathan Olley. © 2025 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.

    Preview:

    • ‘Project Hail Mary’ is a big hit at the box office already.
    • Ryan Gosling stars in the movie.
    • Elsewhere, Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ stayed strong but ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ only found modest results.

    ‘Project Hail Mary’ chronicles a man in spaceship on a mission to save humanity from a star-snacking organism. And the movie itself, which stars Ryan Gosling, has just saved Amazon MGM’s box office hopes.

    The new film, adapted from the novel by ‘The Martian’s Andy Weir by writer Drew Goddard and directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, enjoyed a massive domestic opening of $80.5 million, the biggest by far for the studio.

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    Even with a hefty $200 million budget to make up (not including a big ad campaign), the movie’s worldwide start of 140.9 million –– the biggest in Amazon MGM’s history and the strongest launch for a movie so far this year –– will go some way to helping that.

    Related Article: How did Video Game Adaptation ‘Iron Lung’ Surprise at the Box Office?

    What else happened at the box office this weekend?

    (L to R) Mabel and Loaf in Pixar's 'Hoppers'. Photo courtesy of Pixar. © 2025 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.
    (L to R) Mabel and Loaf in Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’. Photo courtesy of Pixar. © 2025 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

    Pixar’s ‘Hoppers,’ which has proved to be a welcome success for the animation company, slid to second place after a couple of weeks. It added $18 million for $120.4 million domestically.

    Third place went to the Indian action epic ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge,’ which earned $9.5 million from just 987 locations.

    Searchlight’s ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ had to make do with $9 million domestically and $11.9 million globally, but has a relatively smaller budget of around $20 million.

    Finally, in fifth place we find romantic drama ‘Reminders of Him’, which made $8 million.

    What’s on the horizon?

    (L to R) Luigi, Yoshi, Mario and Toad in Nintendo and Illumination’s 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie', directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic.
    (L to R) Luigi, Yoshi, Mario and Toad in Nintendo and Illumination’s ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’, directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic.

    ‘Project Hail Mary’ should have a clear run to keep earning next week, though Universal’s ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ is looming, and if it follows the pattern of the original, will likely launch in first place when it arrives on April 1.

    (L to R) Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller on the set of their film 'Project Hail Mary', from Amazon MGM Studios.
    (L to R) Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller on the set of their film ‘Project Hail Mary’, from Amazon MGM Studios.
    Photo credit: Jonathan Olley. © 2026 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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  • ‘Iron Lung’ is a Surprise Hit at the Box Office

    Mark Fishbach in 'Iron Lung.' Photo: Markiplier Studios.
    Mark Fishbach in ‘Iron Lung.’ Photo: Markiplier Studios.

    Preview:

    • ‘Iron Lung’ took second place at the box office this weekend.
    • The film was self-distributed and funded by YouTube superstar Mark Fischbach.
    • ‘Send Help’ took the top spot.

    Submersible-based horror title ‘Iron Lung’ all but sunk the competition this week.

    The new movie, financed, self-distributed, co-directed and starring YouTuber Mark “Markiplier” Fischbach scored an impressive second place at this past weekend’s box office.

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    With a thrifty reported budget of $3 million, the movie managed second place against ‘Send Help’, the latest effort by an established director (Sam Raimi) with all the might of the Disney marketing machine behind it.

    Related Article: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Reigns Once Again Atop the Christmas Box Office

    What’s the story of ‘Iron Lung’?

    Mark Fishbach in 'Iron Lung.' Photo: Markiplier Studios.
    Mark Fishbach in ‘Iron Lung.’ Photo: Markiplier Studios.

    ‘Iron Lung’ follows a fugitive (Fischbach) in a post-apocalyptic future who, after a world-ending event known as “The Quiet Rapture,” must scavenge natural resources in an ocean of blood.

    Other cast members include Troy Baker, Elsie Lovelock, Seán McLoughlin and Caroline Kaplan. It was co-directed by David Szymanski, who created the original game.

    The movie made $21.7 million worldwide in its debut from theaters, with $17.8 million of that from North America.

    What else happened at the box office this weekend?

    Rachal McAdams as Linda Liddle in 20th Century Studios' 'Send Help'. Photo by Brook Rushton. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
    Rachal McAdams as Linda Liddle in 20th Century Studios’ ‘Send Help’. Photo by Brook Rushton. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

    Even given the impressive start for ‘Iron Lung,’ Raimi’s ‘Send Help’ triumphed, bringing in $19.1 million. But it’s all the more stunning that ‘Iron Lung,’ which relied on grassroots, word-of-mouth marketing, was able to compete at all.

    (L to R) Director Sam Raimi and Rachel McAdams on the set of 20th Century Studios' 'Send Help'. Photo by Brook Rushton. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
    (L to R) Director Sam Raimi and Rachel McAdams on the set of 20th Century Studios’ ‘Send Help’. Photo by Brook Rushton. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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  • ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Stays Top of the Box Office

    Varang (Oona Chaplin) in 20th Century Studios' 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
    Varang (Oona Chaplin) in 20th Century Studios’ ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

    Preview:

    • ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ won the weekend’s box office again.
    • ‘Marty Supreme’ nabbed third place.
    • ‘Song Sung Blue’ and ‘Anaconda’ also debuted.

    As we’ve learned before with ‘Avatar’ movies, it’s not necessarily the launch, it’s the hold. A key phrase among the films’ Na’vi characters is “I see you,” and audiences certainly came out to see the third entry, ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ with the title staying top of the box office for a second weekend.

    Across the Christmas holiday weekend, James Cameron’s latest took in a solid $64 million over the traditional weekend and $88 million since the Christmas holiday on Thursday.

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    That three-day earning marks a 28% decline from its $89 million launch, a stronger hold than 2022’s ‘The Way of Water’ managed.

    Related Article: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ is Fairly Hot at the Box Office with $88 million

    How is ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ performing?

    Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) in 20th Century Studios' 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
    Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) in 20th Century Studios’ ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

    As mentioned above, the third entry is holding on well. So far, it has earned more than $217.7 million domestically and shows little sign of slowing down.

    Worldwide, thanks to strong business in places such as China, the movie has now crossed $760 million, indicating that it should at the very least pass the $1 billion mark. Will it push past $2 billion like its predecessors? That’s trickier to predict.

    Still, while some may deride the franchise for having little cultural impact, crowds certainly turn out for it.

    What else happened at the box office this weekend?

    Timothée Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’. Photo: A24.
    Timothée Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’. Photo: A24.

    There was also good news for star Timothée Chalamet and director Josh Safdie, as ‘Marty Supreme’, which expanded and enjoyed the best numbers among “newcomers” in third place with $17.4 million from 2,600 theaters over the weekend and $27.1 million through the four-day holiday frame.

    Domestic ticket sales stand at $28.3 million after a weekend in limited release. The three-day figure marks the second-biggest opening weekend to date for A24.

    Still, second was Disney’s ‘Zootopia 2,’ which has been one of the year’s success stories. The animated sequel took in $20 million over the weekend and $25.2 million since Christmas Day. In total worldwide, it has now earned $1.42 billion.

    Fourth was ‘The Housemaid’ with $15.4 million for the weekend, ahead of new arrival ‘Anaconda’ in sixth. The action comedy, which features Paul Rudd and Jack Black, made $14.6 million over the weekend and has taken $23.7 million since Christmas. The movie also opened internationally with $20 million for a global start of $43.7 million.

    Also new to the charts was ‘Song Sung Blue,’ which stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in the based-on-truth tale of Neil Diamond tribute musicians. That earned $7.6 million over the weekend in eighth place and $12 million through the four-day holiday frame.

    (L to R) Kate Hudson as Claire Sardina and Hugh Jackman as Mike Sardina in director Craig Brewer's 'Song Sung Blue', a Focus Features release. Credit: Sarah Shatz/Focus Features © 2025 All Rights Reserved.
    (L to R) Kate Hudson as Claire Sardina and Hugh Jackman as Mike Sardina in director Craig Brewer’s ‘Song Sung Blue’, a Focus Features release. Credit: Sarah Shatz/Focus Features © 2025 All Rights Reserved.

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  • ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Heats up the Box Office

    Varang (Oona Chaplin) in 20th Century Studios' 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
    Varang (Oona Chaplin) in 20th Century Studios’ ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

    Preview:

    • ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ won the weekend’s box office.
    • James Cameron’s latest earned $345 globally.
    • Angel Studios’ David took second place.

    Once again, it’s James Cameron’s world, and we’re just living in it.

    The filmmaker’s latest trip to the moon of Pandora, ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ heated up the frosty box office, opening top of the charts with $88 million.

    And while that figure puts it behind the launch of 2022’s predecessor ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ it’s never in the opening that ‘Avatar’ movies really perform, and this new franchise entry is likely to hang around the charts, hoovering up cash.

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    The new movie also represents some hefty figures for the filmmaker in particular, representing his biggest global launch (more on that below) and the second-biggest start for a movie this year (squeezed in between fellow Disney stablemates ‘Zootopia 2’ and ‘Lilo & Stitch.’)

    Related Article: Movie Review: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’

    How did ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ do elsewhere?

    Quaritch (Stephen Lang) in 20th Century Studios' 'Avatar: Fire and Ash'. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
    Quaritch (Stephen Lang) in 20th Century Studios’ ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

    Overseas, the new ‘Avatar’ entry took in $257 million, leading to a global launch of $345 million. That is, as mentioned, the best international start for a Cameron movie.

    According to Cameron himself, the movie needs to perform in order for him to keep making ‘Avatar’ films:

    “It is one metric f**k ton of money, which means we have to make two metric f**k tons of money to make a profit. I have no doubt in my mind that this movie will make money. The question is, does it make enough money to justify doing it again?”

    Now, we wait to see what sort of staying power ‘Fire and Ash’ displays…

    What else happened at the box office this weekend?

    'David.' Photo: Angel Studios.
    ‘David.’ Photo: Angel Studios.

    With a big-screen Goliath dominating the chance, it seems somehow fitting that faith-based outfit Angel Studios chose to release ‘David,’ a kid-friendly story inspired by the Biblical tale of the warrior who took on the giant, and spun-off from TV series ‘Young David.’

    The movie made $22 million on 3,118 screens, arriving in second place and marking the best three-day opening for Angel.

    Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried’s ‘The Housemaid,’ a campy thriller, opened in third place with $19 million, while ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants’ had to make do with fourth and $16 million.

    In fifth place was ‘Zootopia 2’, which is still doing great business. It added $14.5 million in its fourth weekend on release, tallying $282 million domestically to date and a massive $1.27 billion globally, making it the most successful Hollywood release of the year so far.

    Finally, opening 10th, Timothée Chalamet-starrer ‘Marty Supreme’ made an impressive debut in limited release, earning $875,000. That doesn’t sound much until you remember it opened on just six screens ahead of an expansion planned for Christmas Day.

    That represents $145,933 per theater — the best of the year and highest average since ‘La La Land’ in 2016, according to studio A24.

    Timothée Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’. Photo: A24.
    Timothée Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’. Photo: A24.

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  • ‘Wicked: For Good’ Enjoys Strong Opening Box Office

    Ariana Grande is Glinda in 'Wicked For Good', directed by Jon M. Chu.
    Ariana Grande is Glinda in ‘Wicked For Good’, directed by Jon M. Chu.

    Preview:

    • ‘Wicked: For Good’ has launched successfully at the box office.
    • It made $150 million in North America.
    • The film also had the fourth most successful global start for a movie in 2025.

    The signs and portents were already healthy around ‘Wicked: For Good,’ but the actual launch of the second movie adapted from the hit Broadway musical (and source novel) really showed some magic, and is now the most successful film adapted from a stage show.

    Director Jon M. Chu’s second film, which followed last year’s ‘Wicked’ has begun its box office run as the second most successful movie debut this year, with $150 million in North America. That wasn’t enough to topple ‘A Minecraft Movie,’ which was still the best launch with $162 million this past April.

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    Still, assuming ‘For Good’ has legs (and the “A” grade CinemaScore from audiences suggests it might), this should easily be one of the biggest hits of the year).

    And it’s a welcome boost for the box office in general, which has been languishing of late.

    Related Article: Movie Review: ‘Wicked: For Good’

    How did ‘Wicked: For Good’ do elsewhere?

    (L to R) Ariana Grande is Glinda and Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba in 'Wicked For Good', directed by Jon M. Chu.
    (L to R) Ariana Grande is Glinda and Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba in ‘Wicked For Good’, directed by Jon M. Chu.

    With an additional $76 million from overseas markets and more than $226 million globally, ‘For Good’ was the fourth-biggest launch this year, behind the likes of the live-action ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’, and, of course, ‘A Minecraft Movie.’

    Still, Universal will be happy with the result, and is far ahead of where ‘Wicked’ was upon its own opening last year ($164.2 million).

    Here’s Franchise Entertainment Research’s David A. Gross on the movie’s success:

    “This is a sensational opening. The only limitation, relatively speaking, is the series’ overseas performance. ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is a classic American story, with a natural domestic skew.”

    What else happened at the box office this weekend?

    (L to R) Shannon Gorman and Brendan Fraser in 'Rental Family'. Photo by James Lisle/Searchlight Pictures. © 2025 Searchlight Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
    (L to R) Shannon Gorman and Brendan Fraser in ‘Rental Family’. Photo by James Lisle/Searchlight Pictures. © 2025 Searchlight Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

    There was less to feel good about for other new releases.

    ‘Rental Family,’ which stars Brendan Fraser as a lonely, struggling actor who lands the not-so-plum job of playing stand-in roles for strangers in Japan, opened in fifth with $3.3 million. Yet it did at least enjoy strong reviews and positive word of mouth, which might help it stick around.

    Action thriller ‘Sisu: Road to Revenge’ landed at sixth place with $2.6 million, behind already soft estimates of $3 million. That’s less than 2023’s prior instalment, ‘Sisu’, which opened to $3.3 million.

    ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’, the third instalment of the magician heist movies, slipped to second place on $9.1 million, a 56% drop from its debut. ‘Predator: Badlands’ was pushed to third, earning $6.5 million in its third weekend, while ‘The Running Man’ lagged behind in fourth place and $6.1 million.

    Glen Powell stars in Paramount Pictures' 'The Running Man'.
    Glen Powell stars in Paramount Pictures’ ‘The Running Man’.

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  • ‘Predator: Badlands’ Has Franchise-Best Box Office Opening

    Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi on the set of 20th Century Studios' 'Predator: Badlands' film. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
    Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi on the set of 20th Century Studios’ ‘Predator: Badlands’ film. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

    Preview:

    • ‘Predator: Badlands’ has started in impressive fashion at the box office.
    • It has earned more than $80 million globally.
    • Other movies didn’t fare as well.

    Looks like audiences were more than ready to get back on the hunt.

    ‘Predator: Badlands,’ the newest movie featuring the titular alien creatures, soared to the top of the box office this past weekend, earning a healthy $40 million at the box office.

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    The movie, which was budgeted at $105 million (not counting advertising costs), is the most successful launch for the ‘Predator’ franchise, overtaking the previous record holder, 2004’s franchise crossover ‘Alien vs. Predator.’

    It’s the latest success in the series for co-writer/director Dan Trachtenberg, who previously made the likes of ‘Prey’ and the animated ‘Predator: Killer of Killers,’ both of which were well received but were released via Hulu.

    Related Article: Movie Review: ‘Predator: Badlands’

    How did ‘Predator: Badlands’ do elsewhere?

    Thia (Elle Fanning) in 20th Century Studios' 'Predator: Badlands' film. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
    Thia (Elle Fanning) in 20th Century Studios’ ‘Predator: Badlands’ film. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

    The new ‘Predator’ outing was just as successful outside the States, earning another $40 million for an $80 million global opening. That’s a great start, and points to it reaching profitability.

    Here’s Comscore’s Paul Dergarabedian on the movie’s success:

    “ ‘Predator: Badlands’ shows how unpredictable and dynamic the marketplace can be. All it takes is one over-performance to get the industry back on track. This is a great lead in for what promises to be one of the better months of November for the industry.”

    What else happened at the box office this weekend?

    (L to R) Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson in 'Die My Love'. Photo: Kimberley French/Mubi.
    (L to R) Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson in ‘Die My Love’. Photo: Kimberley French/Mubi.

    Unfortunately for the box office prospects, ‘Badlands’ was one of the few movies to make much of an impact this week, the rest of the new arrivals limited to less wide releases and awards contenders.

    Faith-based entry ‘Sarah’s Oil’ fared best, opening in fourth place with $4.5 million. ‘Nuremberg’, a drama about the historic post-World War II trials, did solid business, landing fifth with $4.1 million, though given its higher-profile and starry cast (Russell Crowe and Rami Malek among them) it likely hoped for more.

    Still, stars really couldn’t save Lynne Ramsay’s latest, psychodrama ‘Die My Love.’ Despite Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson in the lead roles, the story of post-partum depression and dysfunction tanked with audiences, earning $2.8 million for eighth.

    And that’s still better than the Sydney Sweeney-starring boxing biopic ‘Christy’, which couldn’t even crack the top 10, stumbling to 11th with $1.3 million. It’s the latest flop opening for the actor and could well lead to chatter that her rising star status is under serious threat (at least for now).

    Sydney Sweeney in 'Christy'. Photo: Black Bear Pictures.
    Sydney Sweeney in ‘Christy’. Photo: Black Bear Pictures.

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  • Taylor Swift Dominates the Box Office Again

    Image for Taylor Swift's 'The Official Release Party of a Showgirl.'
    Image for Taylor Swift’s ‘The Official Release Party of a Showgirl.’

    Preview:

    • Taylor Swift’s ‘The Official Release Party of a Showgirl’ topped the box office.
    • The album release party movie earned $33 million.
    • MMA biopic ‘The Smashing Machine’ was third.

    Taylor Swift has proved once again that she has the power. Even though her latest cinematic offering, ‘The Official Release Party of a Showgirl’ isn’t a concert film like ‘The Eras Tour’ a couple of years ago, fans flocked to see it on release this weekend.

    It’s even more impressive when you consider that Swift dropped word of it around two weeks ago via her (albeit mighty) social channels and there has been little other promotion beyond backers AMC Theaters, who scored another exclusive deal with the singer.

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    ‘Showgirl,’ an 89-minute listening party that offers fans a look at a new music video and behind-the-scenes footage for her 12th studio album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ took in an impressive $33 million this weekend on a three-day limited run. And with Swift bypassing studios, she and AMC enjoy a bigger cut of any profits.

    Related Article: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Concert Film Will Now Stream on Disney+

    How did ‘The Official Release Party of a Showgirl’ perform elsewhere?

    Image for Taylor Swift's 'The Official Release Party of a Showgirl.'
    Image for Taylor Swift’s ‘The Official Release Party of a Showgirl.’

    Internationally, the new Swift release earned $13 million, for a $46 million global haul so far. As mentioned, it won’t be sticking around theaters (we’re sure studios and filmmakers will breathe a sigh of relief) and will likely now head to home entertainment channels.

    It’s all in support of her latest album, which itself has been breaking records itself despite some mixed reviews.

    Here’s AMC’s CEO Adam Aron in a statement about the latest Swift cinema release:

    “On behalf of AMC Theatres and the entire theatrical exhibition industry, I extend our sincerest appreciation to the iconic Taylor Swift for bringing her brilliance and magic to movie theatres this weekend. Her vision to add a cinematic element to her incredible album debut was nothing less than a triumph.”

    What else happened at the box office this weekend?

    Dwayne Johnson stars in 'The Smashing Machine'. Photo: A24.
    Dwayne Johnson stars in ‘The Smashing Machine’. Photo: A24.

    There was bad news for Dwayne Johnson, whose much-hyped A24 title, ‘The Smashing Machine,’ failed to make much of an impact. Directed by Benny Safdie and co-starring Emily Blunt, it follows a chunk of the life of 1990s MMA fighter Mark Kerr.

    The movie, which cost $50 million to produce (and more to market), earned a disappointing third place launch. A24 will likely still be pinning its hopes on this one being an awards contender, and it remains to be seen whether the lackluster financial performance hurts those chances.

    Second place went to Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another,’ the anarchic comedic action epic starring Leonardo DiCaprio. With $41 million earned to date in the US, it is now PTA’s most successful movie, but with a $130 million-plus price tag, faces a steep climb to breaking even.

    Fourth was ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’, the movie adaptation of the kids’ show sinking further. And fifth was horror sequel ‘The Conjuring: The Last Rites’.

    (L to R) Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren and Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren in New Line Cinema’s 'The Conjuring: Last Rites,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Giles Keyte. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    (L to R) Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren and Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren in New Line Cinema’s ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Giles Keyte. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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  • ‘One Battle After Another’ is PTA’s Best Launch

    Leonardo Di Caprio as Bob Ferguson in 'One Battle After Another.' A Warner Bros. Pictures Release. Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures.
    Leonardo Di Caprio as Bob Ferguson in ‘One Battle After Another.’ A Warner Bros. Pictures Release. Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures.

    Preview:

    • ‘One Battle After Another’ is the latest Warner Bros. movie to top the box office.
    • Paul Thomas Anderson’s ambitious latest stars Leonardo DiCaprio.
    • ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ opened second.

    It was certainly a gamble for Warner Bros. to back Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film –– for all the acclaim the filmmaker has accrued, he rarely opens to giant box office figures. And even with a bankable star such as Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead, a budget in excess of $130 million was always going to be tough to turn into profit.

    Still, a launch of $22.4 million, enough to top the box office this weekend is certainly healthier for ‘One Battle After Another’ than some might have predicted.

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    With plenty of positive reviews and good reactions from cinemagoers, it’s probably about as solid as an original, long movie with controversial themes (social justice, political violence) might have expected.

    Related Article: Movie Review: ‘One Battle After Another’

    How did ‘One Battle After Another’ do elsewhere?

    Leonardo Di Caprio as Bob Ferguson in 'One Battle After Another.' A Warner Bros. Pictures Release. Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures.
    Leonardo Di Caprio as Bob Ferguson in ‘One Battle After Another.’ A Warner Bros. Pictures Release. Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures.

    PTA’s latest, which also stars Chase Infiniti, Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, Benicio Del Toro and Sean Penn, also opened decently in international markets.

    It opened to $26.1 million across 74 markets, making for a $48.5 million global start.

    Of course, it has a long road to travel to get to profitability, but it has premium format screenings and plenty of buzz to help it build legs.

    And it represents another good result for Warner Bros., which has already enjoyed success with the likes of ‘Sinners’ and ‘A Minecraft Movie’ this year.

    What else happened at the box office this weekend?

    Madelaine Petsch as Maya in 'The Strangers — Chapter 2'. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate.
    Madelaine Petsch as Maya in ‘The Strangers — Chapter 2’. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate.

    Second place this weekend went to the kid-friendly blend of live-action and animation that is show adaptation ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’. The Universal movie opened to $13.5 million, and $19 million worldwide.

    Horror title ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ clung on to third, adding $6.8 million, ahead of misfiring Renny Harlin sequel effort ‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’, which landed in fourth with $5.9 million. That one at least has the advantage of only costing $8.5 million to make.

    Fifth was ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’, which topped the box office last weekend, and fell, but is still earning money. It made $4.8 million, and is currently sitting at $115.9 million domestically.

    Coming up next week is awards-buzzed ‘The Smashing Machine’ starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, but ‘One Battle’ faces no real challenge to its premium screen formats until ‘Tron: Ares’ lands on October 10th and starts gobbling up IMAX locations.

    (L to R) Leonardo Di Caprio and Director/Writer/Producer Paul Thomas Anderson on the set of 'One Battle After Another.' A Warner Bros. Pictures Release. Photo Credit: Merrick Morton.
    (L to R) Leonardo Di Caprio and Director/Writer/Producer Paul Thomas Anderson on the set of ‘One Battle After Another.’ A Warner Bros. Pictures Release. Photo Credit: Merrick Morton.

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  • ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Tops the Box Office

    Still from ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’. Photo: Sony Pictures.
    Still from ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’. Photo: Sony Pictures.

    Preview:

    • ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’ won the US box office this weekend.
    • The movie has earned more than $300 million globally.
    • ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ dropped to second place.

    Though September is usually viewed as a sluggish time for the box office, Sony’s latest release, Japanese anime movie ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’ has struck gold, opening to an impressive $70 million, the biggest opening ever for an anime title and more than double 1999’s ‘Pokémon: The First Movie’, which launched to $31 million.

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    It’s just the latest big hit for the medium, following the success of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’, the Sing-Along version of which Sony released in collaboration with Netflix. But while ‘Demon Hunters’ technically doesn’t register on the charts, ‘Demon Castle’ is a theatrical bona fide sensation.

    Related Article: Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sing-Along Scores Big Win at Box Office

    How did ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’ do elsewhere?

    Still from ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’. Photo: Sony Pictures.
    Still from ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’. Photo: Sony Pictures.

    The new movie, which represents the first part of a trilogy, has already earned plenty of money globally, $300 million to be exact, including more than $200 million in its native Japan where it has become the country’s third-highest-grossing release of all time.

    Sony’s anime distribution banner, Crunchyroll, backed the movie and gave the studio a genuine big hit after a quiet summer that included misses such as ‘Caught Stealing’ and more modest performers such as ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ and the legacy sequel ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’.

    What else happened at the box office this weekend?

    (L to R) Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren and Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren in New Line Cinema’s 'The Conjuring: Last Rites,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Giles Keyte. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    (L to R) Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren and Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren in New Line Cinema’s ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Giles Keyte. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

    ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’, which had its own successful launch last weekend, took a 69% tumble, making $26.1 million, and bringing its domestic total to $131.1 million.

    Third was ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’, looking to wrap up the series, which started on TV in the UK and previously spawned two other movies. This latest entry made $18.1 million, a little ahead of 2022’s ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’.

    In fourth place, we find ‘The Longest Walk’, the dystopian dramatic thriller adapted from the Stephen King story. It opened to $11.5 million, which considering its troubled development history, is seen as a minor victory for making it to screens at all.

    And in fifth, Disney/Pixar’s ‘Toy Story’ was re-released in 2,375 theaters to mark its 30th anniversary, and it made $3.5 million.

    Most of the rest of the top 10 was held by current movies, though another sequel, ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’, debuted to a somewhat disappointing $1.67 million in ninth from 1,920 theaters.

    (L to R) Christopher Guest and Rob Reiner in Bleecker Street's 'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues'. Credit: Bleecker Street / Kyle Kaplan.
    (L to R) Christopher Guest and Rob Reiner in Bleecker Street’s ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’. Credit: Bleecker Street / Kyle Kaplan.

    Other Movies Currently in Theaters

    ‘Weapons’ (2025)
    ‘Freakier Friday’ (2025)
    ‘Hamilton’ (2025
    ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ (2025)

     

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