The musical reboot of Mean Girls remains number one at the weekend box office… despite ticket sales dropping SIXTY percent in the film's second week
- Paramount Pictures' Mean Girls movie musical repeated at the box office with $11.7 million despite dropping as much as 59.1% in its second weekend
- It debuted at the top of the box office during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Day with $28.6 million for the three-day and $33.6 million for the four-day.
- It even added 35 more theaters to bring the total to 3,826, though it only earned a dismal average of $3,058 per screen.
The box office has had its first weak weekend of 2024, with the top 6 films remaining the same as last weekend.
Paramount Pictures' Mean Girls movie musical repeated at the box office with $11.7 million despite dropping as much as 59.1% in its second weekend.
It debuted at the top of the box office during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Day with $28.6 million for the three-day and $33.6 million for the four-day.
It even added 35 more theaters to bring the total to 3,826, though it only earned a dismal average of $3,058 per screen.
The musical adaptation of the Broadway play — an adaptation of director Mark Waters' beloved 2004 film comedy — has grossed just over $50 million at the domestic box office.
The box office has had the first weak weekend of 2024, with the top 6 films remaining the same as last weekend
Paramount Pictures' Mean Girls movie musical repeated at the box office with $11.7 million despite dropping as much as 59.1% in its second weekend.
It hasn't done nearly as well overseas, with just $16.2 million from foreign markets for $66.2 million worldwide from a reported budget of $37 million.
It hasn't done nearly as well abroad; it raised just $16.2 million from foreign markets for $66.2 million worldwide, on a reported budget of $37 million.
The new Jason Statham action thriller The Beekeeper remained in second place with $8.4 million.
It only dropped a decent 48.8% from its debut weekend, where it grossed $16.5 million and was unable to take down Mean Girls.
Currently, the film has raked in $31.1 million domestically and $44.2 million from foreign markets, for a decent $75.3 million worldwide. The film was made on a modest budget of $34 million and will likely turn a profit once its theatrical run ends.
Repeating in third place was Wonka, who took in $6.4 million and was down just 23.9% from the previous weekend.
It dropped 210 theaters, bringing its theater count to 3,136, though it only averaged $2,053 per screen.
The domestic total was increased to $187.1 million, while the musical will likely reach $200 million once its theatrical run ends.
It only dropped a decent 48.8% from its debut weekend, where it grossed $16.5 million and was unable to take down Mean Girls.
It hasn't done nearly as well overseas, with just $16.2 million from foreign markets for $66.2 million worldwide from a reported budget of $37 million.
Wonka has also raised $344.6 million from overseas markets, bringing its global total to $531.7 million.
The top 5 is completed by Everyone But You (5.4 million, $64.2 million domestic) and Migration ($5.3 million, $94.6 million domestic),
The top 10 is rounded off with Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom ($3.6 million, $114.1 million domestic), the weekend's only newcomer ISS ($3.02 million), Night Swim ($2.7 million, $23.7 million domestic), The Boys in the Boat ($2.5 million, $43.8 million domestic) and Poor stuff ($2 million, $20.3 million domestic).
Next weekend, Snoop Dogg's The Underdoggs and Totem will be released in wide release to close out the month of January.