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Don’t Worry Darling Warner Bros. historical psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling debuted in first place with $19.2M. That’s about in line with pre-release projection, if slightly on the lower end, with some projections closer to $22M. Compared to some other...

The Woman King Sony Pictures’ historical action drama The Woman King, starring Viola Davis, debuted with $19.0M in first place. That’s on the higher end of pre-release projections, which forecast it around $16M-$18M. It also snaps an ignominious three-weekend streak...

The biannual Disney fan convention D23 returned in-person for the first time since 2019 this past weekend in Anaheim. New trailers, songs, casting and directorial announcements, concept art, and other sneak peaks were revealed to the live auditorium of 7,500....

Barbarian The 20th Century Studios and New Regency horror-thriller Barbarian debuted in first place with an estimated $10.0M, slightly above pre-release projections which had it closer to $8M. Notably, with only 2,340 theaters, the film managed to capture first place...

On Saturday, the first-ever National Cinema Day saw 3,000+ domestic movie theaters offer customers $3 tickets: any film, any showtime, any format. That included premium formats such as IMAX, 3D, D-Box, and ScreenX. As reported by NATO, preliminary numbers show...

Come on over The Sony Pictures / Screen Gems horror The Invitation started in first place with $7.0M, marking the lowest-grossing first place film since Spiral in late May 2021. In other words, it marks a new low for the...

Having a ball The Sony / Crunchyroll anime Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero opened in first place with $20.1M, on the higher end of pre-release projections. Compared to other recent anime titles, that’s: -11% below 2021’s Demon Slayer: Mugen Train...

Take the A train Last frame, Sony Pictures’ R-rated action-comedy Bullet Train was on the right track with a $30.0M debut, in line with pre-release projections. This weekend, it falls -55% to $13.4M, maintaining first place. [Read Boxoffice PRO’s interview...

‘Train’-ing day Sony Pictures’ R-rated action-comedy Bullet Train was on the right track with a $30.1M debut, in line with pre-release projections. [Read Boxoffice PRO’s interview with director David Leitch here.] Compared to other comparable R-rated action comedies of recent...

Warner Bros.’ DC League of Super-Pets topped the domestic box office with a $23 million opening weekend from 4,314 locations. A total of 64 overseas markets contributed $18.4 million to the film’s $41.4 million global debut. Top overseas openers include...

Audience A-Peele Universal’s sci-fi horror-thriller Nope began with $44.0M, helping Universal exceed the $1B mark domestically for 2022 – the second distributor to do so this year, after Paramount. It’s the top debut for an original screenplay since writer-director Jordan...

If I had a hammer Last frame, Disney and Marvel Studios’ superhero sequel Thor: Love and Thunder began with $144.1M, the #30 opening weekend of all time. This frame, it falls -68% to $46.0M, the #75 second weekend of all...