Retiring Guy's Digest: USA box office on 2nd weekend of December (2017-2023)

USA box office on the second weekend of December 2023 is up 74% compared to last year when "Black Panther: Wakanda

Forever" was the top-grossing movie.

But it's down 47% compared to the 2018 peak when "Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse" was the top draw.

Headline: Variety,12.10/2023

“The Boy and the Heron,” a fantastical coming-of-age story from animation maestro Hayao Miyazaki, earned $12.8 million in its opening weekend, becoming the first original anime production to top the domestic box office. The GKids release is showing in Imax and other premium large format auditoriums, which bolstered its record-breaking revenues and helped secure its first place finish. It also benefitted from a lack of big-screen offerings, with holiday blockbusters such as “Wonka” and “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” still waiting to make their debuts in the coming weeks.

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Last weekend’s champ, “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” tumbled in its second weekend, earning $5 million for a fifth place finish. That’s a precipitous 77% drop, signaling that the music icon’s concert film may not have the staying power of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” which has grossed nearly $180 million. “Renaissance” has earned roughly $28 million domestically.

More box office posts:

2023

1st weekend of December. (12/3)

4th weekend of November. (11/26)

3rd weekend of November . (11/19)

2nd weekend of November. (11/12)

1st weekend of November. (11/5)

Fourth weekend of October. (10/30)

Third weekend of October. (10/22)

Second weekend of October. (10/15)

First weekend of October. (10/8)

Last weekend of September (10/2)