WASHINGTON — Comedy by friend Keke Palmer “one of those days” Martin Luther King Jr. opened at number one on the North American box office charts. on a particularly slow holiday weekend.
Sony’s R-rated debut earned $11.6 million from 2,675 theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday, edging out Disney. “Mufasa: The Lion King” by a hair At the end of Monday’s holiday, “Mufasa” will have the advantage, however.
“One of Them Days” cost only $14 million to produce and is expected to break even by Monday. The well-researched buddy comedy stars Palmer and SZA as friends and roommates who struggle to make rent money before being evicted by their landlord. Notably, “Girls Trip” is the first black female-led theatrical comedy since its debut in 2017 and currently holds a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
But the market was also quite weak overall. The Friday, Saturday and Sunday box office total will be less than $80 million, according to Comscore data, the highest since 1997 for Martin Luther King Jr. making it one of the worst holiday weekends.
“It was a great weekend for an individual film like ‘One of Them Days,'” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore. “You can still find success stories in what is generally a low-grossing weekend for theaters.”
Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa” was a close second with $11.5 million from the weekend, its fifth theatrical run. Globally, the Barry Jenkins-directed prequel has grossed $588 million. It also beat out a new offering, the Blumhouse horror “The Werewolf”, It debuted in third place with $10.6 million from 3,354 theaters in North America.
Writer-director Leigh Whannell’s monster tale starring Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner did not enter theaters with great reviews. It currently sits at 53% on Rotten Tomatoes. Reviews generally don’t affect the opening weekend of horror films, but audiences have also given it a poor C- CinemaScore in polls. The Blumhouse production and Universal Pictures release cost $25 million and are expected to reach $12 million by the end of the holiday Monday.
“Sonic the Hedgehog 3” finished fourth with $8.6 million and “Den of Thieves 2” rounded out the top five with $6.6 million.
In special releases, Brady Corbert’s 215-minute post-war epic “Brutalist” It expanded to 388 screens, where it earned nearly $2 million over the weekend. A24 reported selling out several 70mm and IMAX shows. The studio re-released the Colman Domingo drama “Sing Sing” in theaters and prisons, where a million people incarcerated in 46 states were able to see the film.
Martin Luther King Jr. The holiday weekend has been a huge success in the past. Dergarabedian pointed to “Bad Boys for Life,” which had a three-day opening of $62.5 million in 2020, and “American Sniper,” which earned $89.3 in its opening weekend in 2016.
“It’s a year that’s going to get a lot of momentum starting with ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ and ‘Paddington in Peru’ in February,” Dergarabedian said.
Estimated Friday-Sunday ticket sales at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. The final data will be given on Monday.
1. “One of Them Days,” $11.6 million.
2. “Mufasa: The Lion King,” $11.5 million.
3. “Wolf Man,” $10.6 million.
4. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” $8.6 million.
5. “Den of Thieves 2: Panther,” $6.6 million.
6. “Moana 2,” $6.1 million.
7. “Nosferatu,” $4.3 million.
8. “A Complete Unknown,” $3.8 million.
9. “Wicked,” $3.6 million.
10. “Babygirl,” $2 million.
