Retiring Guy's Digest: USA box office on 3rd weekend of August (2017-2023)

USA box office on the 3rd weekend in August 2023 is up 24% compared to last year when "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" was the top-grossing movie.

But it's down 25% compared to the 2018 peak when "Crazy Rich Asians" was the top-grossing movie.

Source: Box Office Mojo

Headline: Variety, 8/13/2023

“Blue Beetle” has dethroned “Barbie” at the domestic box office. The latest DC superhero adventure claimed the No. 1 spot despite a softer-than-expected debut of $25.4 million. At the international box office,

“Blue Beetle,” starring Xolo Maridueña as the alien symbiote, added $18 million from 63 markets. With $43 million globally, it’s one of the softest starts in the history of the DC Cinematic Universe.

After four consecutive weekends in first place, “Barbie” landed on her feet at second place with $21.5 million from 4,003 theaters, a huge result at this point in its theatrical run. After five weeks of release, Greta Gerwig’s fantasy-comedy has generated $567 million and will soon overtake Universal’s animated “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” ($574 million) as the biggest domestic release of the year. [emphasis added]

Original 8/19/2023 post starts here

USA box office on the Friday of the 3rd weekend in August 2023 is up 19% compared to last year when "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" was the top-grossing movie.

But it's down 12% compared to the 2018 peak when "Crazy Rich Asians" was the top-grossing movie.

Source: Box Office Mojo

Headline: Variety, 8/12/2023

After four weekends of pink, the box office is going blue. Despite a muted opening, DC Studios’ “Blue Beetle” looks to dethrone fellow Warner Bros. release “Barbie” after the hot-pink comedy spent nearly a month atop domestic charts. Debuting in 3,871 locations, the Ángel Manuel Soto-directed “Blue Beetle” earned $10 million on its opening day, a figure that includes $3.3 million from previews.
It’s not a dazzling figure for the superhero entry, which had forecast a touchdown between $25 million and $33 million heading into the weekend. The film’s debut looks to fall behind that of this year’s earlier DC entry “Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” which debuted to $30.1 million before collapsing for a $57.6 million finish.

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