The box-office reign of Skywalker has finally ended, and Universal's award-winning war epic "1917" has topped the charts as it expanded nationwide after two weeks in limited release. The legal drama "Just Mercy" also performed well in its first wide weekend, but the R-rated comedy "Like a Boss" and the sci-fi horror film "Underwater" fell below expectations. Overall it was a decent weekend with the box-office already ahead 7.8% compared to last year.
Find out more about the weekend box-office after the jump.
Directed by Sam Mendes, the WWI drama "1917" expanded into 3,434 theaters and scored $36.5 million this weekend. The two Golden Globe awards it won (including Best Picture) last Sunday probably helped improve the film's numbers, but word-of-mouth could also be a factor since the film received a solid "A-" grade from CinemaScore's polls, and it holds a 90% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes. "1917" also opened in 28 international markets and brought in $21.2 million. The film has received a stellar critical reception (90% on Rotten Tomatoes and 79 on Metacritic).
Disney's "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" slipped to second place with $15 million over the weekend as a result of a steep 57% drop. The film has now grossed $478.1 million domestically, and it added another $24.2 million from international markets for an overseas total of $511.4 million. With a worldwide tally of $989.6 million, the film should cross the billion milestone next week.
In third place we find "Jumanji: The Next Level" with $14 million and a 47% decline in its fifth weekend. The film's domestic cume has reached $256.8 million. Internationally it raked in $22.6 million this weekend for an overseas tally of 375.3 million.
The first new wide release, the R-rated comedy "Like a Boss" starring Rose Byrne, Tiffany Haddish and Salma Hayek, opened in fourth place with $10 million from 3,078 theaters. The film was expected to score a $13-14 million debut, so it's a bit of a disappointment, but not a disaster considering the film only cost $29 million to produce. Even though critics hated it (21% on Rotten Tomatoes and 32 on Metacritic), audiences generally enjoyed it ("B" grade from CinemaScore).
Warner Bros' Oscar hopeful "Just Mercy", which opened in limited release on Christmas Day, has now expanded nationwide and landed in fifth place this weekend with $10 million from 2,375 theaters. The film performed slightly better than initial expectations of a $9 million debut, and with a rare "A+" from CinemaScore's polls, it could hold well in the coming weeks. Also, since the film cost only $25 million to produce, it shouldn't be that hard to turn a profit.
The other new wide release, the PG-13 sci-fi horror film "Underwater" starring Kristen Stewart pretty much sank this weekend with a disappointing $7 million debut from 2,791 theaters. This is yet another Fox flop released by Disney. Overseas, the film opened in 21 markets and brought in $7.1 million. "Underwater" received a mixed-to-negative reception from both critics (53% on Rotten Tomatoes and 49 on Metacritic), and moviegoers ("C" grade from CinemaScore).
New Wide Releases: "1917", "Like a Boss", "Underwater", "Just Mercy".
Biggest Drop : "The Grudge" (-69.3%)
Smallest Drop : "Knives Out" (-35.8%)
Disney's "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" slipped to second place with $15 million over the weekend as a result of a steep 57% drop. The film has now grossed $478.1 million domestically, and it added another $24.2 million from international markets for an overseas total of $511.4 million. With a worldwide tally of $989.6 million, the film should cross the billion milestone next week.
In third place we find "Jumanji: The Next Level" with $14 million and a 47% decline in its fifth weekend. The film's domestic cume has reached $256.8 million. Internationally it raked in $22.6 million this weekend for an overseas tally of 375.3 million.
The first new wide release, the R-rated comedy "Like a Boss" starring Rose Byrne, Tiffany Haddish and Salma Hayek, opened in fourth place with $10 million from 3,078 theaters. The film was expected to score a $13-14 million debut, so it's a bit of a disappointment, but not a disaster considering the film only cost $29 million to produce. Even though critics hated it (21% on Rotten Tomatoes and 32 on Metacritic), audiences generally enjoyed it ("B" grade from CinemaScore).
Warner Bros' Oscar hopeful "Just Mercy", which opened in limited release on Christmas Day, has now expanded nationwide and landed in fifth place this weekend with $10 million from 2,375 theaters. The film performed slightly better than initial expectations of a $9 million debut, and with a rare "A+" from CinemaScore's polls, it could hold well in the coming weeks. Also, since the film cost only $25 million to produce, it shouldn't be that hard to turn a profit.
The other new wide release, the PG-13 sci-fi horror film "Underwater" starring Kristen Stewart pretty much sank this weekend with a disappointing $7 million debut from 2,791 theaters. This is yet another Fox flop released by Disney. Overseas, the film opened in 21 markets and brought in $7.1 million. "Underwater" received a mixed-to-negative reception from both critics (53% on Rotten Tomatoes and 49 on Metacritic), and moviegoers ("C" grade from CinemaScore).
New Wide Releases: "1917", "Like a Boss", "Underwater", "Just Mercy".
Biggest Drop : "The Grudge" (-69.3%)
Smallest Drop : "Knives Out" (-35.8%)
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross | Domestic Total | Foreign Total | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1917 | $36.5M | $39.2M | $21.2M | $90M |
| 2 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | $15M | $478.1M | $511.4M | $275M |
| 3 | Jumanji: The Next Level | $14M | $257.1M | $375.3M | $125M |
| 4 | Like a Boss | $10M | $10M | N/A | $29M |
| 5 | Just Mercy | $10M | $10.4M | N/A | $25M |
| 6 | Little Women | $7.6M | $74M | $20.3M | $40M |
| 7 | Underwater | $7M | $7M | $7.1M | $50M |
| 8 | Frozen II | $5.7M | $459.3M | $912M | $150M |
| 9 | Knives Out | $5.7M | $139.6M | $125.8M | $40M |
| 10 | Spies in Disguise | $5.1M | $54.6M | $60.4M | $100M |
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