Universal/DreamWorks’ “Kung Fu Panda 4” and Warner Bros./Legendary’s “Dune: Part Two” face little competition from new movies this weekend.
“Kung Fu Panda 4” earned $30 million in its second weekend, showing a 48% decrease from its opening weekend. The movie has made $107 million domestically so far, and its global total is $176.5 million. It will be released in China next weekend, hoping to replicate its prior success in the country.
“Dune: Part Two” may surpass “Kung Fu Panda 4” by earning an estimated $29.1 million in its third weekend. The movie's domestic gross has reached $205 million, joining other Warner Bros. releases in crossing the $200 million mark in the past eight months.
Lionsgate’s “Arthur the King” enters the top 5, making $7.5 million from 3,003 theaters, in line with pre-release predictions. The film has an A CinemaScore and a 63% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics. Rotten Tomatoes score.
Starring Mark Wahlberg, the $20 million-budget film aims to attract older audiences as an inspiring alternative to other movie offerings.
In their second weekend, Lionsgate/Blumhouse’s “Imaginary” and Angel Studios’ “Cabrini” complete the top 5, with “Imaginary” earning $5.5 million for a $19 million total and “Cabrini” adding $2.9 million to reach $13 million.
Further down the list, three specialty releases were rolled out nationwide, with A24’s crime thriller “Love Lies Bleeding” earning the most at $2.5 million.
The movie, with Rotten Tomatoes scores of 92% from critics and 88% from the audience, seeks to capture the interest of young arthouse audiences.
Bleecker Street’s “One Life” made $1.7 million from 983 theaters. The film stars Anthony Hopkins and has received positive Rotten Tomatoes scores of 88% from critics and 92% from the audience.
The least successful of the three movies was Focus Features’ “The American Society of Magical Negroes,” earning $1.25 million from 1,147 theaters. The comedy about a covert group of Black individuals who utilize their supernatural abilities to appease white people received mainly unfavorable critiques following its Sundance debut, maintaining a low rating on Rotten Tomatoes. 30% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
