Woof, not the most riveting weekend at the box office, folks.M. Night Shyamalan’s twist-filled comic book character studyGlassremains atop the pile with a $19 million haul, bringing the film’s domestic total to $73.5 million. That’s a win for Shyamalan and Universal, who produced the relatively small film for the pocket change amount of $20 million. But it was anything but a win for this weekend’s newcomers,The Kid Who Would Be KingandSerenity, both of which are tanking right out of the gate.
The Kid Who Would Be King, the first film from directorJoe Cornishin eight years, opened to just $7.2 million, good enough for fourth place.Kidwas neck and neck withAquamanfor a while, even taking in the sameFriday night numbersasJames Wan’s DC Comics film, but the king of Atlantis eventually surged ahead for $7.3 million, spearing third place. The Kid Who Would Be King enjoyed positive reviews and a B+ CinemaScore, but this still might be a sign that audiences are just straight up not interested in a King Arthur update; 2017’sKing Arthur: Legend of the Swordsimilarly stumbled with a $148 million worldwide gross on a $175 million budget.
Steven Knight’sSerenitycould not crack the top 5 in its debut, ending the weekend in eighth place with $4.8 million. The broody seaside noir starringMatthew McConaugheyandAnne Hathawaycurrenlty sits with a clunker D+ CinemaScore; it appears when Collider’s Matt Goldbergsaid"no one is prepared for this movie", he was extremely correct.
Meanwhile,Green Bookexpanded from 912 theaters to 2,430 in the wake of the drama’s Best Picture Oscar nomination. DirectorPeter Farrelly’s divisive take on the true story of Don Shirley and Tony Lip took in another $5.4 million thanks to the expansion, good enough for sixth place.
Check out the weekend’s top 10 estimates below, and be back here next week to see ifMiss Balacomes out firing.
$19,049,000
$73,589,135
The Upside
$12,240,000
$63,144,846
$7,350,000
$316,554,074
The Kid Who Would Be King
$7,250,000
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
$6,150,000
$169,040,116
Green Book
$5,413,000
$49,003,486
A Dog’s Way Home
$5,225,000
$30,834,525
$4,800,000
Escape Room
$4,275,000
$47,915,074
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
$3,600,000
$28,958,823
