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US Box Office Weekend Report 24th - 26th February 2023: A second weekend at the top for Ant-Man 3 with Cocaine Bear as the top new movie at 2

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Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania
A second week at the top for Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania as the new movie from director Elizabeth Banks, Cocaine Bear makes its debut at number 2.

Also new this weekend is Jesus Revolution which is new at 3 while there is also a new entry at 15 for Selfiee which takes $203,000 on its debut.

US Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania (2nd Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Cocaine Bear (@2)
  • Longest run - Everything Everywhere All At Once (33 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Avatar: The Way of Water ($665,383,862)
  • Total US top 15 this weekend - $90806337

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 24th - 26th February 2023

Ant Man and the Wasp Quantumania

The sequel movie from the Ant-Man series remains at the top of the US box office for a second weekend with a gross of $32.2 Million, and with a total gross of $167.3 Million to date it is the top grossing movie of the series after 2 weeks of release.

  • The movie remains at Number 1 on this weeks US box office
  • It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
  • It grosses $32,200,000 over the weekend, a 70% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $167,314,584 over 2 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to Ant-Man and the Wasp which took $133,083,084 at the box office after 2 weeks of release.

Highest New Movie This Weekend

Taking its premise from a true story this movie about a bear that snorts a lot of cocaine is the top new movie of the weekend making its debut at number 2.

The movie was never going to challenge for the top spot but good word of mouth means it has a chance to move up next weekend!

  • The movie is the Highest Debut on this weeks US box office chart.
  • It grosses $23,090,000 over its debut weekend
  • The movie is the 10th top grossing film so far in 2023

The faith based drama from directors Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle makes its debut at number 2 this weekend with a $15 Million debut.

  • The movie is a new entry on this weeks US box office
  • It grosses $15,525,000 over its debut weekend
  • The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2023

Avatar: The Way of Water

Still going strong is the sequel movie from what is turning out to be one of the top grossing franchises of all time, and its had 2 movies!

The movie has taken a total of $665.3 Million at the US box office and is now the 9th top movie ever in the US.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks US box office
  • It grosses $4,700,000 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $665,383,862 over 11 weeks of release
  • The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is the 9th top grossing movie of all time in the US.
  • The movie is a sequel to Avatar which took $749,316,799 at the box office after 11 weeks of release.

The sequel movie from the Shrek franchise falls to number 5 this weekend with a gross of just over $4 Million which gives the movie a total of $173.4 Million at the US box office after 10 weeks of release.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks US box office
  • It grosses $4,120,000 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $173,431,065 over 10 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to Puss In Boots which took $145,483,661 at the box office after 10 weeks of release.

This weeks top 10 US Box Office films

  1. Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania - $32,200,000
  2. Cocaine Bear - $23,090,000
  3. Jesus Revolution - $15,525,000
  4. Avatar: The Way of Water - $4,700,000
  5. Puss In Boots: The Last Wish - $4,120,000
  6. Magic Mike's Last Dance - $1,893,000
  7. Knock At the Cabin - $1,870,000
  8. 80 For Brady - $1,830,000
  9. Missing - $1,010,000
  10. A Man Called Otto - $850,000
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