Monday, February 27, 2023

USA movie box office: Last weekend in February (2017-2023)

 
The USA box office on the last weekend of February 2023 is up 38% compared to last year when "Uncharted" was the top-grossing movie.  

And it's down 50% compared to the 2018 peak when "Black Panther" was the top-grossing movie.

Box Office Mojo

Variety, 2/26/2023
Universal’s horror-comedy “Cocaine Bear” blew past box office projections, earning an impressive $23 million from 3,534 North American theaters in its opening weekend. The blood-splattered animal adventure landed in second place on domestic charts behind Disney’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” which all but collapsed in its sophomore outing. 
“Ant-Man 3” managed to remain in first place given its huge $106 million opening, but the comic book installment is suffering from negative word-of-mouth. It added $32.2 million from 4,345 venues in its second weekend of release, marking a brutal 69% decline from its debut.

2/26/2023 update starts here

The USA box office on the last weekend of February 2023 is up 39% compared to last year when "Uncharted" was the top-grossing movie.  

And it's down 53% compared to the 2018 peak when "Black Panther" was the top-grossing movie.


CinemaBlend, 2/23/2023


Original 2/25/2023 post starts here

The USA box office on the last weekend of February 2023 is up 50% compared to last year when "Uncharted" was the top-grossing movie.  

And it's down 33% compared to the 2018 peak when "Black Panther" was the top-grossing movie.


Variety, 2/25/2023
“Cocaine Bear” drew a solid $8.6 million opening day gross from 3,534 theaters, a figure that includes $2 million in Thursday previews. That places the Universal release ahead of projections heading into the weekend, which had the gory comedy pegged at a debut between $15 million and $17 million. A fun marketing campaign and a killer premise have given the film a strong position, with a debut north of $21 million now in the cards. 
That would mark an auspicious kick-off for “Cocaine Bear,” which carries a production budget of $35 million. Reviews have been a bit all over the place; the film carries a 51% approval rating from top critics on review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences are also a bit lukewarm, as the film landed a “B-” grade through research firm Cinema Score, though a middling grade is fairly standard for a genre release with a horror slant.
 
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