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US Box Office Weekend Report 7th - 9th January 2022: Spider-Man stays at the top during a very quiet new year for new releases

US Box Office Weekend Report 7th - 9th January 2022:  Spider-Man stays at the top during a very quiet new year for new releases
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider Man: No Way Home spends a fourth weekend at the top of the US box office as no big new releases hit cinemas in the new year and the top debut of the weekend is The 355 at number 3.

US box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Spider-Man: No Way Home (4 weekends)
  • Highest debut - The 355 (@3)
  • Longest run - Ghostbusters: Afterlife (8 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Spider-Man: No Way Home ($668.7 Million)

US box office weekend top 5 breakdown 7th - 9th January 2022

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Marvel and Sony's Spider-Man movie spends a fourth weekend at the top of the US box office with a gross os $33 Million, a slender 37% drop over last weekend.

The movie is the longest running number 1 movie since Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, also from the MCU, also spend 4 week at the top in September 2021.

The movie is now the 6th top movie in the US of all time having just overtaken Titanic and Jurassic World and should overtake Avengers: Infinity War and maybe Black Panther by next weekend.

Sing 2

The animated sequel movie is proving to be a massive hit and this week remains at number 4 on the US box office with $11.9 Million, 39% down on last weekend.

THe movie has now taken $109 Million over 3 weeks of release.

The 355

The 355

Highest debut of the weekend is the Simon Kinberg action movie starring Diane Kruger and Penélope Cruz which after a number of delays finally arrives at number 3 with $4.8 Million on its debut.

The King's Man

Matthew Vaughn's prequel movie falls to number 3 this weekend with $3.7 Million on its third weekend of release, a small 27% drop over last weekend.

This gives the movie a $25 Million total gross on the US box office.

American Underdog

The sport underdog movie falls to number 5 this weekend with $2.4 Million, 41% down on last weekend, giving the movie a total of $18.7 Million after 3 weeks.

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