{"id":180166,"date":"2023-01-07T23:11:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T23:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/avatar-2-box-office-still-huge-m3gan-scores-scary-great-opening-the-hollywood-reporter\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T23:11:15","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T23:11:15","slug":"avatar-2-box-office-still-huge-m3gan-scores-scary-great-opening-the-hollywood-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/avatar-2-box-office-still-huge-m3gan-scores-scary-great-opening-the-hollywood-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Avatar 2’ Box Office Still Huge, ‘M3GAN’ Scores Scary Great Opening \u2013 The Hollywood Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\tAfter an overall worrisome Christmas corridor for moviegoing, the first full weekend of January is bringing relief for Hollywood and theater owners, thanks to Avatar: The Way of Water <\/em>and new offering M3GAN<\/em>a sci-fi themed horror pic from Universal and Blumhouse.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Way of Water<\/em>, which was the lone movie to do big business at the year-end box office, will earn anywhere from $40 million to $45 million in its fourth weekend. Sometime on Saturday or Sunday, the 20th Century and Disney tentpole will jump the $500 million mark at the domestic box office, a feat accomplished by only two other films since the pandemic began, Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em> and Top-Gun: Maverick<\/em>. Even before the COVID-19 crisis, this milestone was achieved by a select few in any given year.<\/p>\n

\n\tM3GAN<\/em> even beat The Way of Water<\/em> on Friday with $11.7 million, including $2.75 million in Thursday previews. the Avatar<\/em> sequel, which posted a Friday gross of $11.4 million, will overtake M3GAN<\/em> on Saturday. <\/p>\n

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\tstill, M3GAN<\/em> is looking at a stellar $27 million-$29 million opening in North America, the top opening for a PG-13 horror film since A Quiet Place Part II <\/em>in 2021. And it’s the best opening for any film launching during the first weekend of January since 2018.<\/p>\n

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\tThanks to the two movies, box office revenue will be up more than 67 percent from the same weekend in 2022 (historically, the first frame of January is notably quiet).<\/p>\n

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\tDirected by Gerard Johnstone, M3GAN<\/em> tells the tale of a robotic doll who becomes obsessed with a young girl. Critics gave the film high marks, while it received a B CinemaScore from audiences. <\/p>\n

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\tElsewhere, Tom Hanks-starrer A Man Called Otto <\/em>is looking at a fourth-place finish after expanding into 637 theaters. The Sony film is expected to earn $3.7 million to $4.5 million over the weekend.<\/p>\n

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\tWeekend numbers will be updated Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n