Movie theaters and audiences settled for seconds this weekend. With no new wide releases on the schedule, a mob of holdovers sustained the North American box office, which was led by 鈥� 鈥� in its third week of release.
Amazon MGM Studios鈥� Jason Statham actioner earned $7.4 million to take the No. 1 spot, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was down only 14% from the previous weekend and brings its running domestic total to $42.3 million. Globally, it has crossed $100 million.
Paramount鈥檚 鈥� 鈥� musical, which is also in its third weekend, was close behind, with $7.3 million. The movie has now earned $60.8 million in North America.
In third place, Warner Bros.鈥� 鈥� 鈥� added $5.9 million in its seventh weekend as the inches closer to $200 million domestic. It鈥檚 currently at $195.2 million domestic.
Rounding out the top five were Universal and Illumination鈥檚 鈥淢igration,鈥� with $5.1 million, which pushed it over the $100 million mark domestically, and Sony鈥檚 romantic comedy 鈥淎nyone But You,鈥� with $4.8 million, bringing its total to $71.2 million.
This was the first moviegoing weekend following . While many top contenders are , including 鈥淥ppenheimer,鈥� 鈥淏arbie,鈥� 鈥淜illers of the Flower Moon鈥� and 鈥淭he Holdovers,鈥� several films still in theaters got sizable boosts from the buzz. Amazon and MGM鈥檚 鈥淎merican Fiction,鈥� nominated for five awards, including best picture and best actor for Jeffrey Wright, got a 65% bump in its seventh week, with $2.9 million in ticket sales.
Searchlight鈥檚 鈥淧oor Things,鈥� nominated for 11 Oscars including best picture, best director and best actress for Emma Stone, is also expected to get a big boost. On Friday, in its eighth weekend, it earned $849,000.
And A24鈥檚 鈥淭he Zone of Interest,鈥� which had five nominations, including best picture and best director for Johathan Glazer, expanded to 317 screens, where it earned $1.1 million. The studio said most audiences in top markets were under 35.
Universal had leading Oscar nominee 鈥淥ppenheimer鈥� in 1,262 theaters, where it earned an additional million dollars this weekend. Focus Features also added 1,140 screens for its big Oscar contender, Alexander Payne鈥檚 鈥淭he Holdovers,鈥� which is also streaming on Peacock. It added an estimated $520,000, bringing its running total to $19.3 million.
Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
