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Matthew Vaughn’s spy thriller “Argylle” emerged victorious over newcomer “Lisa Frankenstein” at a moribund box office and both films struggled to show signs of life.
“Argylle” returned to the number one spot with $6.5 million from 3,605 North American theaters, a sharp drop of 62% from its disappointing debut. After two weeks of release, Apple’s big-budget film has generated $28.8 million at the domestic box office and a dismal $60 million worldwide. Its production cost 200 million dollars and it is the first big bomb of the year.
The horror comedy “Lisa Frankenstein” sank into second place with $3.8 million from 3,144 theaters, a terrible start for any wide-release film. However, Focus Features only spent $13 million to make the film, which may cushion any box office shortfalls.
That’s a relief for the studio because neither critics nor audiences responded to the film, which has a 50% on Rotten Tomatoes and a “B” on CinemaScore. “Juno” screenwriter Diablo Cody wrote “Lisa Frankenstein,” which was directed by Zelda Williams (daughter of Robin Williams) in her feature film debut. The PG-13 love story follows a misunderstood teenager (Kathryn Newton) whose high school sweetheart (Cole Sprouse) turns out to be a corpse.
Super Bowl weekend, which hosts the biggest television event of the year, typically marks a slow time for moviegoing, and this Sunday’s matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers is no exception. Ticket sales nearly stopped at about $42 million, the lowest collective gross ever recorded for the weekend coinciding with the big game, according to Comscore. In comparison, revenue in 2023 managed to peak at $51 million, while the pre-pandemic years of 2020 and 2019 were able to generate $84 million and $75 million, respectively. Calling out Taylor Swift to increase ticket sales like she has supposedly done Football ratings increased.
“That’s extremely quiet for any weekend of the year, including Super Bowl weekend,” says David A. Gross, who runs the film consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research. “‘Dune 2’ can’t come fast enough”.
Sony’s superhero adventure “Madame Web” and Paramount’s Bob Marley biopic “One Love” will be released on February 14, but movie attendance is not expected to seriously increase until “Dune: Part II” by Denis Villeneuve will be released in March. For now, ticket sales are down almost 15% since 2023, according to Comscore
Although the year is young, this was also the lowest-grossing weekend of 2024. In a sign of the complete lack of competition at the box office, David Ayer’s action thriller “The Beekeeper” remained in the top three for the fifth time. of consecutive week, while Chalamet’s Timothee “Wonka” remained in the top four of the tournament nineth weekend followed.
“The Beekeeper” came in third place with $3.46 million in 3,057 theaters, bringing its North American gross to $54.7 million. The Amazon MGM film has grossed $79.2 million at the international box office for a decent global figure of $133.8 million.
“Wonka” grossed $3.1 million in 2,764 theaters, increasing its domestic gross to $205 million. The Warner Bros. film, which cost $125 million, has grossed $587 million worldwide.
Universal and Illumination’s animated comedy “Migration” took fifth place with $3.02 million from 2,684 theaters this weekend. The family film has grossed $110 million in North America and $104 million overseas, bringing its worldwide total to $235 million.
More to come…