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US Box Office Weekend Report 27th - 29th January 2023: Avatar 2 equals its predecessors weeks at number 1 as the movie spends its 7th at the top, Indian movie Pathaan is the highest debut of the week

US Box Office Weekend Report 27th - 29th January 2023:  Avatar 2 equals its predecessors weeks at number 1 as the movie spends its 7th at the top, Indian movie Pathaan is the highest debut of the week
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water spends its 7th weekend at the top of the North American box office which equals that of the first Avatar movie.

The highest new movie of the weekend is the Indian movie Pathaan which makes its debut at 5 while Infinity Pool from director Brandon Cronenberg is new at 8 with $2.7 Million.

Also new this weekend is Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist at number 9 with $2.3 Million, The Wandering Earth 2 at 10 with $1.3 Million, Billie Eilish Live At the O2 at 11 with $1.29 Million and Fear at number 12 with $1.28 Million.

Finally there is a re-entry for the 11 times Oscar nominated movie Everything Everywhere All At Once at 13 with $1 Million taking its total gross to $71 Million over 29 weeks.

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US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 27th - 29th January 2023

Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water

James Camerons sequel movie makes it 7 weeks at the top of the North American box office, the first movie to do this since the original Avatar in 2009/10.

The movie is still tracking ahead of Avatar and will likely finish above the original movie which sets up part 3 of the movie series to probably land in the $700 Million mark easily.

  • The movie remains at Number 1 on this weeks US box office
  • It has spent 7 weeks at the top of the US box office.
  • It grosses $15,700,000 over the weekend, a 22% drop from last weeeknd
  • It has a total gross of $620,580,771 over 7 weeks of release
  • The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is the 13th top grossing movie of all time in the US.
  • The movie is a sequel to Avatar which took $595,752,416 at the box office after 7 weeks of release.

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

The sequel movie from the Shrek franchise remains at number 2 this weekend with $10.6 Million as it proves that the franchise is still alive and well.

The movie is tracking just ahead of the original 2011 Puss In Boots

Rumors of a fifth Shrek movie and a solo Donkey movie are starting to circulate.

  • The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks US box office
  • It grosses $10,621,000 over the weekend, a 10% drop from last weeeknd
  • It has a total gross of $140,835,910 over 6 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to Puss In Boots which took $139,514,442 at the box office after 6 weeks of release.

A Man Called Otto

Tom Hanks proves he is still a box office pull as his latest movie goes back up the North American box office a $6.7 Million on its 5 week of release.

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks US box office
  • It grosses $6,751,000 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weeeknd
  • It has a total gross of $46,053,864 over 5 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023

M3GAN

M3GAN

The new horror franchise from director Gerard Johnstone drops to number 4 this weekend with $6.3 Million after on its 4th weekend.

Comparing this to horror movie Smile from late in 2022 this movie is tracking just behind but is still in the same ball park.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks US box office
  • It grosses $6,371,000 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weeeknd
  • It has a total gross of $82,274,725 over 4 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023

Pathaan

Highest New Movie This Weekend

Landing at number 5 is the latest hit Indian movie to hit North America as director Siddharth Anand brings this action Drama to the big screen.

  • The movie is the Highest Debut on this weeks US box office chart.
  • It grosses $5,947,369 on its debut weekend
  • The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2023
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