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Posted March 20, 2023 by Mike Tyrkus in News
 
 

Box-Office Weekend: Shazam Claims the Crown


Yet again, a new release has debuted atop the top ten of the box-office weekend as Shazam! Fury of the Gods enjoyed a comfortable $13 million margin over second-place Scream VI.

"Shazam! Fury of the Gods" posterOver its first weekend in release, the sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods brought in $30.5 million, landing it firmly in first place. Meanwhile, last weekend’s top film, Scream VI was forced to second-place where it added $17.5 million over the weekend to bring its two-week total to $76.0 million. Similarly, Creed III was also pushed down to third place with $15.4 million this weekend. The film now boasts a three-week tally of $127.7 million though. In fourth place was 65 which added $5.8 million over its second weekend in release to bring its overall total to $22.4 million. Rounding out the top five this weekend was Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania with $4.1 million. This gives the Marvel film a five-week total of $205.8 million.

Cocaine Bear finished in sixth place, adding $3.9 million to raise its four-week total to $58.5 million while Jesus Revolution also dropped a spot to finish in seventh place, adding $3.5 million over the weekend. The film now claims a four-week total of $45.5 million. After debuting in seventh place last weekend, Champions dropped to eighth with $3.0 million this week, giving it an overall total of $10.6 million for its two weeks in release. In its fourteenth-week of release, Avatar: The Way of Water finished in the ninth spot with $1.9 million over the weekend, bringing its overall total to a staggering $678.1 million. Finally, the animated Puss in Boots: The Last Wish landed in tenth place with $1.5 million this weekend. This gives the film a thirteen-week total of $182.6 million.

Only one film was pushed out of the top ten this weekend. After finishing in tenth place last weekend, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre did not crack the top ten this weekend as it departed with a three-week total of $6.3 million.

Weekend Box Office (March 17th – March 19th)

  1. Shazam! Fury of the Gods…$30.5 Million
  2. Scream VI…$17.5 Million
  3. Creed III…$15.4 Million
  4. 65…$5.8 Million
  5. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania…$4.1 Million
  6. Cocaine Bear…$3.9 Million
  7. Jesus Revolution…$3.5 Million
  8. Champions…$3.0 Million
  9. Avatar: The Way of Water…$1.9 Million
  10. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish…$1.5 Million
Mike Tyrkus

Mike Tyrkus

Editor in Chief at CinemaNerdz.com
An independent filmmaker, co-writer and director of over a dozen short films, the Editor in Chief of CinemaNerdz.com has spent much of the last three decades as a writer and editor specializing in biographical and critical reference sources in literature and the cinema, beginning in February 1991 reviewing films for his college newspaper. He was a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society, as well as the group's webmaster and one-time President for over a decade until the group ceased to exist. His contributions to film criticism can be found in Magill's Cinema Annual, VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever (of which he was the editor for nearly a decade until it too ceased to exist), the International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, and the St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia (on which he collaborated with editor Andrew Sarris). He has also appeared on the television program Critic LEE Speaking alongside Lee Thomas of FOX2 and Adam Graham, of The Detroit News. He currently lives in the Detroit area with his wife and their dogs.
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