Mean Girls remains at the top of the US box office

In the absence of major premieres, I mean girls, from Paramount Pictures, collected $50 million, plus $16.2 million internationally. It is so far superior to the original version released in 2004.

There has only been one big movie released: the sci-fi movie International Space StationStarring Ariana DeBose. Bleecker Street debuted to $3 million in 2,518 theaters.

There were few expectations for International Space Station, whose reviews were reserved and its marketing was light. Audiences didn't like it much either, giving it a C-CinemaScore.

Even for January, a month that typically sees little activity at movie theaters, the weekend was pretty weak. The 10 highest-grossing films earned just $51.3 million, according to Comscore.

There's little activity scheduled for next weekend as well, which could portend a bad year for 2024. Due to production delays caused by the strikes, there are big gaps in this year's film calendar.

beekeeper“Amazon MGM Studios,” produced by Amazon MGM and starring Jason Statham, remained in second place with $8.5 million in its second weekend, for a total of $31.1 million. Warner Bros. Wonkawhich remained in theaters for six weeks, finished third with 6.4 million, for a national total of 187.2 million.

Romantic comedy anyone but you, From Sony Pictures, it crossed $100 million worldwide in its fifth week. At the national level, it came in fourth place with 5.4 million.

Some Oscar-nominated films have done well. Origin, In which Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor plays the book's author ClassIsabel Wilkerson raised $875,000.

Fantasy movie Bad thingsWith Emma Stone, it added 820 theaters and grossed $2 million when it opened in 1,400 theaters. The Searchlight Pictures film, which won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Musical Comedy, has grossed $33.7 million worldwide in seven weeks of gradual release.

American fantasy, starring Jeffrey Wright as a frustrated writer, expanded to 850 theaters and grossed $1.8 million. It has raised eight million dollars in six weeks and will try to get a boost at the Oscars.

Area of ​​interestfrom A24, about the family of the Auschwitz concentration camp commandant, ran to 82 theaters, grossing $447,684.

But despite the strong start, VioletI stumbled. Despite acclaim and support from producers Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg, the Warner Bros. musical has declined sharply. In its fourth week, it collected only $720,000. Its total domestic production amounts to $59.3 million, while its production budget was $100 million.

The 10 highest-grossing films in the United States from Friday to Sunday, according to Comscore:

1. I mean girls – $11.7 million.

2. beekeeper – $8.5 million.

3. Wonka – $6.4 million.

4. Anyone but you – $5.4 million.

5. Immigration – $5.3 million.

6. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom – $3.7 million.

7. International Space Station. – 3 million dollars.

8. Night swimming – $2.7 million.

9. Boys in the boat – $2.5 million.

10. Bad things – 2 million dollars.

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fountain: AP