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US Box Office Weekend Report 1st - 3rd January 2021: First box office of 2021 keeps Wonder Woman at the top for a second weekend

US Box Office Weekend Report 1st - 3rd January 2021:  First box office of 2021 keeps Wonder Woman at the top for a second weekend
Wonder Woman 1984
With no big new releases on the US box office over the new year the top movie jiggle around a bit but there is nothing of note.

The highest new movie is at number 13 in the shape of Shadow In the Cloud, directed by Roseanne Liang and starring Chloë Grace Moretz which debuts with a gross of $40,000.

US box office Quickview

  • Number 1 - Wonder Woman 1984 (2nd weekend)
  • Highest debut - Shadow In The Cloud (@13)
  • Longest run - The War With Grandpa (13 Weeks)
  • Highest total gross - The War With Grandpa ($18,668,705)

Here is the top 5 US box office breakdown 1st - 3rd January 2021

Wonder Woman 1984

Warner Bros. released the superhero movie on HBO Max day and date with theatres, and with cinemas in America still largely closed the Wonder Woman sequel has not done too bad staying at the top with a weekend gross of $5.5 Million, although it is 67% down from last week.

The Patty Jenkins directed movie now has a total gross in the US of $28.5 Million and is the third highest grossing movie during the global pandemic.

The Croods: A New Age

The Croods: A New Age

The second highest grossing movie of the pandemic era with a weekend gross of $2.1 Million, an increase of 21% from last weekend hence the climb to number 2.

The Nicolas Cage and Ryan Reynolds starring movie has now taken $34.5 Million after 6 weeks of release.

News Of The World

The Tom Hanks starring Oscar buzz movie falls to number 3 this weekend after making its debut at 2 with a gross of $1.7 Million, 30% drop from last week.

The movie has now taken $5.4 Million in America after 2 weeks of release.

Monster Hunter~2020

Director Paul W.S. Anderson new video game movie stays put at number 4 this week with $700,000, 6% up from last week to boost its total cume to $3 Million after 3 weeks.

Fatale

Hilary Swank's latest movie jumps a place from last week with $660,000, a fall of 3% giving the movie a $1.8 Million 2 week total.

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