Fri. Mar 29th, 2024


As predicted, The Bad Guys maintained the top spot this weekend but it was a quiet time at the box office as we await the arrival of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

The Bad Guys grossed $16.1 million over the weekend which represented a not-so-bad drop of 33% from the previous frame. Heading into Sunday, it looked like a $14 million weekend but Sunday estimates are said to be better than expected for a healthier finish. To date, The Bad Guys has grossed $44.4 million as it becomes a sleeper family hit at the box office.

Maintaining second place is Sonic The Hedgehog 2 which grossed $11.3 million. That’s a decline of 28% and it proves that different styles of family films can thrive at the box office, even with direct competition. Ahead of the weekend, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 became the highest-grossing video game adaptation at the domestic box office and it still has some gas left in the tank. The Sonic sequel has grossed $160.9 million to date at the domestic box office.

In third place, we find Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore which had a better hold in weekend three with a decline of 41% to gross $8.3 million. Even though the hold was better this weekend, The Secrets of Dumbledore continues to be a disappointment at the domestic box office. The film has grossed $79.5 million to date and that’s a far cry from its reported $200 million budget.

The Northman maintains fourth place with a gross of $6.3 million, down 49% from the previous weekend. The good news is that the drop was slightly above 50% this weekend but the problem is that opening from last weekend was so soft that it’s hard to rebound from that. To date, The Northman has grossed $22.8 million at the domestic box office.

Rounding out the top five, as I predicted, is Everything Everywhere All at Once, which grossed $5.5 million this weekend. That’s actually an increase of 2% from the previous weekend as the A24 platform release continues to prove successful. Word of mouth has been gradual and it’s continuing to thrive. I suspect the movie will continue to entice moviegoers and become a true runaway hit for the studio. To date, the multiverse sensation has grossed $35.4 million at the domestic box office.

What are YOUR thoughts on this weekend’s box office results?

By Dave Jenks

Dave Jenks is an American novelist and Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Between those careers, he’s worked as a deckhand, commercial fisherman, divemaster, taxi driver, construction manager, and over the road truck driver, among many other things. He now lives on a sea island, in the South Carolina Lowcountry, with his wife and youngest daughter. They also have three grown children, five grand children, three dogs and a whole flock of parakeets. Stinnett grew up in Melbourne, Florida and has also lived in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and Cozumel, Mexico. His next dream is to one day visit and dive Cuba.