You know it’s a slow box office weekend when the big news story revolves around a film that won’t open for three more weeks. Dune: Part Two, you see, is tracking to open at around $65 million, according to box office analysts, which is welcome news considering the middling numbers this weekend.
Argylle retook the top spot but dipped 62% for a meager $6.5M second weekend, raising its domestic cume to a putrid $28.8M, per Deadline. Ouch. Worldwide, Matthew Vaughn’s spy comedy crossed $60M.
Sliding in at No. 2 was Diablo Cody’s Lisa Frankenstein, which opened in 3,144 theaters but only managed $3.8M, including a shocking $690K on Sunday. One might point to the Super Bowl as a reason for the poor performance, but keep in mind, this is the same weekend in which American Sniper earned $30.7M and Bad Boys for Life hauled in $17.6M.
Critics weren’t kind to either film. Argylle sits at an underwhelming 32% on RottenTomatoes, while Lisa Frankenstein currently holds a 49%. On a more positive note, Dune: Part One earned $1.66M in rerelease on 2,100 screens, raising its domestic total to $110.55M.
This week sees the release of Madame Web and the biopic Bob Marley: One Love. Can either picture attract enough audience to give the box office a much-needed boost?
Box Office Results: Domestic Top 10
1.) Argylle (App/Uni) 3,605 theaters, Fri $1.96M (-70%) Sat $3.2M Sun $1.2M 3-day $6.5M (-62%) Total $28.8M/ Wk 2
2.) Lisa Frankenstein (Foc) 3,144 theaters, Fri $1.74M, Sat $1.3M Sun $690K, 3-day $3.8M/Wk 1
3.) The Beekeeper (AMZ MGM) 3,057 (-220) theaters, Fri $962K (-26%) $1.8M Sun $650K 3-day $3.4M (-35%), Total $54.6M/Wk 5
4.) Wonka (WB) 2,764 (-146) theaters, Fri $775K (-25%) Sat $1.68M Sun $670K 3-day $3.125M (-33%), Total $205.2M/Wk 9
5.) The Chosen (Fath) 1,955 (-304) Fri $852K (-51%) Sat $1.35M Sun $947K 3-day $3.15M (-57%)/Total $12.5M/Wk 2
6.) Migration (Ill/Uni) 2,684 (-146) Fri $660K (-22%) Sat $1.6M Sun $730K 3-day $3M (-28%), Total $110.1M/ Wk 8
7.) Anyone But You (Sony) 2,805 (+186) Fri $935K (-11%) Sat $1.34M Sun $425K 3-day $2.7M (-20%),Total $80.1M/Wk 8
8.) Mean Girls (Par) 2,620 (-487) theaters, Fri $565K (-44%) Sat $1M Sun $355K 3-day $1.92M (-50%), Total $69.1M/Wk 5
9.) Dune (re) (Leg/WB) 2,100 theaters, Fri $570K Sat $806K Sun $284K 3-day $1.66M Total $110.55M/Wk 121
10.) American Fiction (AMZ MGM) 1,462 (-440) theaters, $402K (-35%) Sat $662K Sun $265K 3-day $1.32M (-45%), Total $17.3M/Wk 9
