Reheated leftovers ended up being what audiences were hungry for this weekend, as both Kung Fu Panda 4 and Dune: Part Two continued to dominate. Currently, Po has the edge with an estimated $30 million vs. Paul’s $29 million, but once actuals come in tomorrow, their places could potentially reverse. Still, at the end of the day, both sequels are big winners bringing life back to a marketplace which was in desperate need of it.
That can’t be said for any of this weekend’s openers, including Arthur the King, which got solid reviews and looked like a big crowd-pleaser. Instead, it only dug up $7.5 million, so ouch. Were people scared the dog was going to die in this despite marketing promising them otherwise? And things only get worse from there when we talk about the other newcomers.
The violent lesbian noir flick Love Lies Bleeding may have won critical claim, but was barely able to surpass $2 million. Technically, for an A24 release (no shit this was an A24 film), that’s maybe okay, especially as they are looking to expand this in the weeks ahead. Similarly, I guess the PG-rated holocaust drama (it feels weird typing that) One Life is also doing “fine” considering I had never heard of it until last week. I can’t give the same generosity to The American Society of Magical Negroes, which is anything but magical with $1 million. Let’s be real, the title alone for this was enough to ensure it would be alienating to a whole lot of people, and lousy reviews aren’t helping matters. Just watch that one Key and Peele sketch again instead.
Anyway, the top ten, via The Numbers
