Retiring Guy's Digest: USA box office for the 3rd weekend of February 2017-2024

USA box office on the third weekend of February 2024 is down 48% compared to last year when "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" was the top-grossing movie. "Bob Marley: One Love" was the top-grossing movie this weekend.

And it's down 74% compared to the 2018 peak when "Black Panther" was the top draw.

Post-Covid box office continues to lag

Source: Box Office Mojo

Variety, 2/18/2024

Paramount’s musical biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” ruled in its box office debut, beating expectations with $27.7 million over the traditional weekend and $51 million during the six-day holiday stretch.
It was initially projected to generate $30 million to $35 million between Valentine’s Day on Wednesday and Presidents’ Day on Monday. But it experienced an uptick because audiences dug “One Love,” which landed an encouraging “A” CinemaScore from moviegoers. Critics weren’t as fond of the by-the-numbers retelling of Marley’s life and music career as evidenced by the film’s 43% rotten average on Rotten Tomatoes.

Variety, 2/17/2024

Paramount’s “Bob Marley: One Love” continued its run as box office leader through the specialized six-day holiday frame, adding $7.4 million on Friday from 3,539 locations to bump its domestic tally to $25.3 million. The biopic about the reggae legend could even double the six-day haul of Sony’s new superhero film “Madame Web,” which earned $4.3 million from 4,013 theaters on Friday. North American haul for the Marvel Comics adaptation currently stands at $12.5 million.
Both features opened on Valentine’s Day and are hoping to carry momentum through the Presidents’ Day holiday.

More box office posts:

2024

2nd weekend of February. (2/11)

1st weekend of February. (2/4)

4th weekend of January. (1/28)

3rd weekend of January. (1/21)

2nd weekend of January. (1/15)

1st weekend of January. (1/7)

2023

New Year's weekend. (12/31)

Christmas weekend. (12/29)

2nd weekend of December. (12/10)