Retiring Guy's Digest: USA box office on 1st weekend of November (2017-2023)

USA box office on the 1st weekend of October 2023 is up 14% compared to last year when "Black Adams" was the top-grossing movie.

But it's down a steep 65% from a 2017 peak when "Thor: Ragnarök" topped the box office.

Source: Box Office Mojo

Headline: Variety, 11/5/2023

Otherwise, it’s been a quiet weekend at the box office as two new releases — Meg Ryan’s romantic comedy “What Happens Later” and Neil Burger’s psychological thriller “The Marsh King’s Daughter” — failed to crack the top five. The overall domestic box office generated roughly $59 million over the weekend, one of the lowest-grossing of the year.
“What Happens Later,” which co-stars Ryan and David Duchovny as exes who serendipitously reunite at the airport, debuted in 9th place with a tepid $1.5 million from 1,492 theaters. “The Marsh King’s Daughter,” starring Daisy Ridley as the daughter of a kidnapper who escapes from prison, fared even worse. The Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions film opened at the No. 12 spot with a dismal $820,000 from 1,055 venues.

Original 11/4/2023 post starts here

USA box office on Friday of the first weekend of November 2023 is down 4% compared to last year when "One Piece Film: Red" was the top-grossing movie.

But it's down a steep 72% from a 2017 peak when "Thor: Ragnarök" topped the box office.

Source: Box Office Mojo

Headline: Variety, 11/4/2023

“Five Nights at Freddy’s” is having no trouble staying atop the domestic box office, despite projecting a sizable drop from its hefty Halloween weekend opening. The Universal release is looking to earn $17.8 million in its sophomore outing, down 78% from its $80 million debut. It’s a sizable fall, though still somewhat impressive given the film is already available to view on streaming and drew the property’s enthusiastic fans on opening weekend.
It’s shaping up to be a bit of a quiet moviegoing weekend otherwise. Three features are entering semi-wide release to similar levels of noise. A24 is putting Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla” into 1,344 venues after launching on four screens last weekend. The Meg Ryan-directed romantic comedy “What Happens Later” is arriving from Bleecker Street in 1,492 locations. And Roadside Attractions is putting the latest Neil Burger joint “The Marsh King’s Daughter” into 1,055 theaters. Only “Priscilla” is really contending for a spot in the top five.

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