The PG rated titanic tent pole, which pits the legendary lizard against the monkey thrill of a skyscraper, lost some steam from the previous weekend and dropped -44.5%, but the $ 80.5 domestic total confirmed its place as the biggest hit of the pandemic era. . The movie earned an average of $ 2,567 per screen in 3,001 theaters, which is especially impressive considering it’s also available on the HBO Max streaming service at no extra cost.
Even more impressive, however, was how the film performed abroad. Outside the US and Canada, Godzilla to Kong has brought in a monster size of $ 309.7 million to date – the lion’s share of which is from China, where it has raised about $ 177 million – bringing its cumulative global total to $ 390.2 million. That puts it on track to hit the $ 400 million milestone this week. (As a footnote, the last Hollywood blockbuster to also make $ 400 million worldwide was Bad Boys For Life 15 months ago). Still, next weekend will be the dynamic duo’s first real test as Warner Bros. The highly anticipated video game adaptation, Mortal Kombat, is rolling in multiplexes.
In second place again this weekend was Universal’s Nobody. The bullet-riddled action movie about a suburban father turned vigilante (Bob Odenkirk) added $ 2.5 million to its fourth session. The PG-13 rated movie fell only -4.8% from the previous weekend, racking up an average of $ 1,047 per screen in 2,405 theaters (not bad considering it bowed for premium VOD this week too), making it cash register total at $ 19 million. Outside of North America, the film has hit just under $ 15.5 million, bringing its total worldwide gross to $ 34.5 million.
In third place was Screen Gems’ occult horror film, The Unholy. The PG-13 rated chiller starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan fell -14.2% in its third weekend with a hair of less than $ 2.1 million. Relaxed in 2,057 theaters, The Unholy scored an average of $ 1,001 per screen. It has brought in a negligible $ 447,817 internationally, bringing its total box office total to $ 10 million.
In fourth place was Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon. In its seventh week, the PG-rated computer-animated adventure filled its revenue with an additional $ 1.9 million domestically, down -13.7% from the previous frame. Despite also being available as a premium VOD rental on the Disney + streaming platform for a fee of $ 30, the movie averaged $ 976 per screen in 1,945 theaters, bringing the box office total to about $ 37. 7 million came. Overseas, Raya has amassed $ 58 million to date, bringing the current global total to approximately $ 95.7 million.
The top five was rounded out with longtime friend, Warner Bros. Tom and Jerry, who recently bounced out of the Top 5, but made a strong comeback this weekend. The PG-rated show starring the iconic bickering cat-and-mouse team earned $ 1.1 million in its eighth week, losing -9.9% from the previous weekend, and scoring an average of $ 537 per week. screen at 2,028 locations. The domestic two-month total is now $ 42.6 million. Internationally, the film has added $ 58.8 million to date, bringing the worldwide total to $ 101.4 million.
The other notable debut of the weekend was the neon pandemic-themed horror film In the Earth. Written and directed by British bad boy Ben Wheatley (2013’s A Field in England, 2015’s High-Rise), the atmospheric R-rated fright film about a scientist and park ranger searching deep in the forest for a cure for a deadly virus that has landed 8th place and banged $ 506,000 in 547 theaters, representing an average of $ 925 per screen. It has not yet opened internationally.
Finally, unfortunately – especially for California movie buffs – the Pacific Theaters chain announced this week that it would close the doors of its 300 cinemas for good, including its beloved ArcLight locations. It’s just one of the many blows that have taken the movie business since the COVID-19 pandemic started just over a year ago. Take a moment to pour a few sips of your next fountain soda into his memory.