Retiring Guy's Digest: USA box office on last weekend in April (2017-2023)

The USA box office on the Friday of the last weekend April 2023 is up 5% compared to last year when "The Bad Guys" was the top-grossing movie.

On the other hand, it's down 75% from the 2019 peak, when "Avengers: Endgame" was the top-grossing movie.

Box Office Mojo

Variety, 4/29/2023

“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” fared the best among the new releases, opening in third place with $6.8 million from 3,343 North American theaters. Those are rocky ticket sales for the $30 million-budgeted coming-of-age story, which is based on Judy Blume’s seminal novel, since it’s expected to have limited overseas appeal.
Lionsgate’s adaptation, which marks the first time that Blume has allowed Hollywood to turn her books into films, has been well received. It earned an “A” CinemaScore from audiences, as well as a 99% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. The opening weekend audience for the film, according to PostTrak, was 81% female and 81% over the age of 25.

4/29/2023 update starts here

The USA box office on the Friday of the last weekend April 2023 is up 34% compared to last year when "The Bad Guys" was the top-grossing movie.

On the other hand, it's down 87% from the 2019 peak, when "Avengers: Endgame" was the top-grossing movie.

Box Office Mojo

Variety, 4/29/2023

Now in its fourth weekend of release, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” is still dominating the competition on domestic charts, fending off theatrical newcomers “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” “Sisu” and “Big George Foreman.”
The adaptation of Judy Blume’s best-selling 1970 novel is faring the best among new releases. Opening in 3,343 locations, the coming-of-age film earned $2.25 million on Friday, a figure that includes roughly $600,000 in Thursday previews. That may be enough for the Lionsgate release to project a third place finish for the weekend, but it’s ultimately an underwhelming result for a crowdpleaser based on a literary mainstay that carries a $30 million production budget.

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