The latest, and last, animated film,
The Boy and the Heron, from celebrated director Hayao Miyazaki hits the top of the US box office on its debut weekend with $12.8 Million.
This is by far the greatest US opening for a movie from Studio Ghibli who's previous top opening was Ponyo from 2008 which took $3.5 Million on its opening
Last weekends top movie Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce falls to number 6 this weekend and has taken $28 Million in total grosses after 2 weekends.
US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 8th - 10th December 2023
The Boy and the Heron
Highest New Movie This Weekend
- The movie is the Highest Debut on this weekends US box office chart.
- It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
- It has a total gross of $12,836,313 after 1 weekends of release
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- The movie remains at Number 2 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $9,400,000 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $135,655,926 after 4 weekends of release
- The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2023
- The movie is a sequel to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which took $244,604,272 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.
Godzilla Minus One
- The movie remains at Number 3 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $8,342,710 over the weekend, a 24% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $25,344,044 after 2 weekends of release
Trolls Band Together
- The movie remains at Number 4 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $6,200,000 over the weekend, a 18% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $83,081,775 after 4 weekends of release
- The movie is a sequel to Trolls World Tour which took $3,060,000 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.
Wish
- The movie remains at Number 5 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $5,300,000 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $49,412,846 after 3 weekends of release
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