While "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is still going strong at the box-office, the MLK weekend was dominated by the new "Scream" sequel, which also managed to break the holiday weekend record for a horror film.
Read more about the weekend box-office after the jump.
The fifth "Scream" installment opened in 3,664 theaters and conquered the North American box-office with $30.6 million. The film is projected to gross $35 million over the four-day holiday frame, making it the highest-grossing horror debut over MLK since "Mama" ($32.1 million). It also raked in antoher $18 million from 50 overseas markets. Compared to previous franchise installments, the new film is on par with "Scream 2" ($32.9 million in 1997), and "Scream 3" ($34.7 million in 2000), and outperformed "Scream 4" ($18.6 million in 2011). The 2022 "Scream" received a positive reception from critics (75% on Rotten Tomatoes), and moviegoers mostly enjoyed it ("B+" CinemaScore).
"Spider-Man: No Way Home" fell from the top spot for the first time after five weeks. The film grossed $20.8 million over the 3-day (36% drop) and a projected $26 million over the 4-day. After the MLK extended holiday weekend, its domestic total would sit at around $704 million, surpassing "Avengers: Infinity War" ($678.8 million) and "Black Panther" ($700.4 million), and becoming the fourth highest-grossing movie of all time. Internationally, the film added another $33.4 million over the weekend, and its international total has reached $926.3 million. Its worldwide tally now sits at $1.6 billion.
The animated sequel "Sing 2" fell to third place with $8.2 million (28.7% drop). It's projected to gross around $11 million for the four-day. The film's domestic total has reached $122.1 million, while overseas it raked in a total of $96 million.
"The 355" finished in fourth place with $2.3 million (49% drop) for the 3-day and $2.8 million for the 4-day.
The Top 5 is rounded out by "The King's Man" with $2.3 million (28% drop) for the 3-day and $3 million for the 4-day.
The weekend's only other new wide release, the anime film "Belle" opened in sixth place with $1.6 million over the weekend from 1,326 theaters, and a projected $2 million for the extended holiday frame. The film received rave reviews from critics (95% Rotten Tomatoes).
"Spider-Man: No Way Home" fell from the top spot for the first time after five weeks. The film grossed $20.8 million over the 3-day (36% drop) and a projected $26 million over the 4-day. After the MLK extended holiday weekend, its domestic total would sit at around $704 million, surpassing "Avengers: Infinity War" ($678.8 million) and "Black Panther" ($700.4 million), and becoming the fourth highest-grossing movie of all time. Internationally, the film added another $33.4 million over the weekend, and its international total has reached $926.3 million. Its worldwide tally now sits at $1.6 billion.
The animated sequel "Sing 2" fell to third place with $8.2 million (28.7% drop). It's projected to gross around $11 million for the four-day. The film's domestic total has reached $122.1 million, while overseas it raked in a total of $96 million.
"The 355" finished in fourth place with $2.3 million (49% drop) for the 3-day and $2.8 million for the 4-day.
The Top 5 is rounded out by "The King's Man" with $2.3 million (28% drop) for the 3-day and $3 million for the 4-day.
The weekend's only other new wide release, the anime film "Belle" opened in sixth place with $1.6 million over the weekend from 1,326 theaters, and a projected $2 million for the extended holiday frame. The film received rave reviews from critics (95% Rotten Tomatoes).
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross | Domestic Total | Foreign Total | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scream | $30.6M | $30.6M | $18M | $24M |
| 2 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | $20.8M | $698.7M | $926.3M | $200M |
| 3 | Sing 2 | $8.2M | $119.3M | $96.2M | $85M |
| 4 | The 355 | $2.3M | $8.4M | $2.6M | $75M |
| 5 | The King's Man | $2.3M | $28.6M | $63.8M | N/A |
| 6 | Belle | $1.6M | $1.6M | $58.2M | N/A |
| 7 | American Underdog | $1.6M | $21M | N/A | N/A |
| 8 | West Side Story | $0.9M | $33.7M | $23.7M | $100M |
| 9 | Licorice Pizza | $0.8M | $9.5M | $4.2M | $40M |
| 10 | The Matrix Resurrections | $0.8M | $35.8M | $104.2M | $190M |
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