Rise Falls
Disney’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker dropped -59.1% in its sophomore frame — still winning the box office by a lot, but falling short of essentially all weekend projections.
Weekend projections had it earning around $82M to $96M. Instead, it earned $72.3M.
Among recent Star Wars films, that was s a far steeper sophomore frame drop than -39.8% for The Force Awakens and slightly steeper than -58.7% for Rogue One. However, it was milder than -67.4% for The Last Jedi.
Not So Little
Sony’s historical drama Little Women was the weekend’s top new opener with $16.7M and fourth place, about in line with projections.
Read our interview with Little Women director Greta Gerwig here.
In Plain Sight
Disney/Fox’s animated Spies in Diguise snooped its way to $13.3M for fifth place, on the higher end of projections.
After several weeks in limited release, A24’s crime comedy Uncut Gems glittered in its wide expansion with $9.5M in seventh place, about in line with or slightly above projections.
Limited Releases
Universal’s war drama 1917 started with $576K in 11 theaters, for a $52,383 average.
Warner Bros.’ legal drama Just Mercy was just wonderful, with $109K in 4 theaters, for a $27,250 average.
How’d This Weekend Compare?
Total box office this weekend was $196.7M. That’s -20.6% below last weekend but +4.5% above this same weekend last year, when Aquaman led for a second frame with $52.1M.
Monday’s Weekend Actuals (Domestic)
FRI, DEC. 27 – SUN, DEC. 29
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker | $72,389,590 | -59% | 4,406 | 0 | $16,430 | $362,186,406 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Jumanji: The Next Level | $35,249,690 | 33% | 4,227 | 0 | $8,339 | $175,485,472 | 3 | Sony Pictures |
| 3 | Frozen II | $16,891,973 | 30% | 3,265 | -400 | $5,174 | $421,682,862 | 6 | Disney |
| 4 | Little Women | $16,755,310 | — | 3,308 | — | $5,065 | $29,215,740 | 1 | Sony Pictures |
| 5 | Spies in Disguise | $13,354,798 | — | 3,502 | — | $3,813 | $22,242,654 | 1 | 20th Century Fox |
| 6 | Knives Out | $9,876,123 | 52% | 2,022 | -513 | $4,884 | $110,306,694 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Uncut Gems | $9,576,879 | 3867% | 2,348 | 2343 | $4,079 | $20,024,069 | 3 | A24 |
| 8 | Cats | $4,821,760 | -27% | 3,380 | 0 | $1,427 | $17,811,935 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Bombshell | $4,816,042 | -6% | 1,480 | 0 | $3,254 | $15,757,144 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | Richard Jewell | $3,085,000 | 19% | 2,502 | 0 | $1,233 | $16,164,000 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | $1,436,340 | 7% | 1,014 | -510 | $1,417 | $55,852,119 | 6 | Sony Pictures |
| 12 | Black Christmas | $854,360 | -54% | 1,514 | -1111 | $564 | $9,572,690 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford v. Ferrari | $1,800,361 | -2% | 793 | -640 | $2,270 | $106,138,720 | 7 | 20th Century Fox |
| 2 | Queen & Slim | $1,705,180 | -8% | 699 | -379 | $2,439 | $40,113,460 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Parasite | $569,268 | 18% | 170 | -57 | $3,349 | $22,344,943 | 12 | NEON |
| 4 | Jojo Rabbit | $252,978 | 33% | 208 | -22 | $1,216 | $20,920,347 | 11 | Fox Searchlight |
| 5 | 21 Bridges | $250,000 | 9% | 229 | -121 | $1,092 | $27,680,000 | 6 | STX Entertainment |
| 6 | A Hidden Life | $216,179 | -12% | 118 | 12 | $1,832 | $764,244 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
| 7 | Dark Waters | $179,120 | -44% | 140 | -311 | $1,279 | $10,536,339 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 8 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | $174,392 | 61% | 155 | -25 | $1,125 | $113,228,136 | 11 | Disney |
| 9 | Playing with Fire | $166,078 | 3% | 188 | -99 | $883 | $44,068,929 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | Midway | $136,909 | -14% | 142 | -141 | $964 | $56,193,820 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | Harriet | $131,490 | 21% | 112 | -91 | $1,174 | $42,482,910 | 9 | Focus Features |
| 12 | Last Christmas | $73,500 | -56% | 154 | -120 | $477 | $35,086,485 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | Abominable | $59,905 | 7% | 119 | -27 | $503 | $60,646,745 | 14 | Universal Pictures |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ip Man 4: The Finale | $737,718 | — | 70 | — | $10,539 | $1,459,523 | 1 | Well Go USA Entertainment |
| 2 | 1917 | $576,216 | — | 11 | — | $52,383 | $1,014,315 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Just Mercy | $109,000 | — | 4 | — | $27,250 | $227,000 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Zombieland: Double Tap | $65,003 | 21% | 90 | -30 | $722 | $72,908,404 | 11 | Sony Pictures |
| 5 | Fantastic Fungi | $50,660 | 54% | 24 | 7 | $2,111 | $1,340,038 | 15 | Area 23a |
| 6 | Pain and Glory | $45,367 | 9% | 41 | -3 | $1,107 | $3,852,709 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 7 | Ashfall | $40,386 | 12% | 2 | 0 | $20,193 | $148,681 | 2 | CJ Entertainment |
| 8 | The Song Of Names | $39,452 | — | 10 | — | $3,945 | $75,773 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 9 | Clemency | $35,364 | — | 2 | — | $17,682 | $35,364 | 1 | Neon |
| 10 | 63 Up | $33,810 | 3% | 17 | -4 | $1,989 | $229,279 | 5 | BritBox |
| 11 | Honey Boy | $25,426 | -60% | 34 | -51 | $748 | $2,926,583 | 8 | Amazon Studios |
| 12 | Waves | $21,776 | -35% | 20 | -31 | $1,089 | $1,584,501 | 7 | A24 |
| 13 | The Lighthouse | $19,824 | -49% | 21 | -22 | $944 | $10,759,478 | 11 | A24 |
| 14 | Charlie’s Angels | $19,125 | -3% | 67 | 28 | $285 | $17,747,354 | 7 | Sony Pictures |
| 15 | Black and Blue | $18,473 | 52% | 17 | -7 | $1,087 | $22,042,830 | 10 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 16 | Once Upon a Time In Hollywood | $11,196 | 69% | 12 | 0 | $933 | $141,074,662 | 23 | Sony Pictures |
| 17 | Cunningham | $9,345 | -16% | 6 | 2 | $1,558 | $59,951 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 18 | Judy | $9,218 | 19% | 22 | -4 | $419 | $24,015,028 | 14 | Roadside Attractions / LD Entertainment |
| 19 | No Safe Spaces | $8,050 | -49% | 14 | -21 | $575 | $1,152,849 | 10 | Atlas Distribution |
| 20 | Invisible life | $6,735 | -17% | 2 | 0 | $3,368 | $21,670 | 2 | Amazon Studios |
| 21 | En Brazos de un Asesino | $5,573 | -26% | 18 | -6 | $310 | $421,205 | 4 | Lionsgate / Pantelion Films |
| 22 | The White Sheik | $5,562 | — | 1 | — | $5,562 | $8,997 | 1 | Rialto Pictures |
| 23 | Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter’s Tale | $4,601 | -34% | 16 | -6 | $288 | $110,397 | 4 | Trafalgar Releasing |
| 24 | The Kingmaker | $2,741 | -62% | 6 | -6 | $457 | $108,835 | 8 | Greenwich Entertainment |
| 25 | Frankie | $2,563 | 290% | 11 | 8 | $233 | $170,064 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 26 | Synonyms | $2,546 | -28% | 5 | -1 | $509 | $178,672 | 10 | Kino Lorber |
| 27 | Les Misérables – The Staged Concert | $2,340 | — | 3 | — | $780 | $435,938 | 4 | Trafalgar Releasing |
| 28 | Maiden | $2,113 | 560% | 11 | 8 | $192 | $3,165,063 | 27 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 29 | Aquarela | $2,010 | 1240% | 8 | 6 | $251 | $303,514 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | Varda by Agnes | $1,900 | -57% | 3 | -4 | $633 | $103,101 | 6 | Janus Films |
| 31 | Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice | $1,864 | -25% | 3 | -3 | $621 | $4,239,789 | 17 | Greenwich Entertainment |
| 32 | Little Joe | $1,125 | — | 2 | — | $563 | $21,882 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 33 | American Dharma | $1,053 | 6% | 4 | 1 | $263 | $44,009 | 9 | Utopia |
| 34 | Midnight Family | $988 | -20% | 2 | -2 | $494 | $15,159 | 4 | 1091 |
| 35 | Temblores | $920 | 110% | 3 | 1 | $307 | $18,295 | 6 | Film Movement |
| 36 | Kind Hearts and Coronets (2019 Re-Issue) | $554 | — | 1 | — | $554 | $27,182 | 5 | Rialto Pictures |
| 37 | The Disappearance of My Mother | $278 | -73% | 2 | 0 | $139 | $19,588 | 4 | Kino Lorber |
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