Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham weren91Ƶt enough to save 91Ƶ 91Ƶ from a debut box office flop. The fourth installment suffered the action-packed franchise91Ƶs worst opening weekend while 91Ƶ 91Ƶ took home the top spot for a third straight week, Comscore reported on Sunday.
The Lionsgate and Millennium91Ƶs film, also known as 91ƵExpendables 4,91Ƶ pulled in a mediocre $8.3 million for the big-budget project. It starred several popular names, including Stallone, Statham, Curtis 91Ƶ50 Cent91Ƶ Jackson, Megan Fox and Dolph Lundgren. It91Ƶs been nearly a decade since the franchise released a film, which opened with $15.8 million and eventually grossed $214 million globally.
But times have certainly changed, as the film barely placed second behind 91ƵThe Nun 2,91Ƶ a horror movie that earned $8.4 million in its first week. It91Ƶs been a solid start for that Warner Bros.91Ƶ project 91Ƶ a spinoff from the lucrative 91ƵConjuring91Ƶ franchise. So far, the Michael Chaves-directed sequel has grossed more than $69 million.
In third, 91Ƶ 91Ƶ earned $6.3 million. Kenneth Branagh91Ƶs third Agatha Christie adaptation, following 201791Ƶs 91ƵMurder on the Orient Express91Ƶ and 202291Ƶs 91ƵDeath on the Nile,91Ƶ has drawn in over $25.3 million after two weeks.
91Ƶ ,91Ƶ starring Denzel Washington, only dropped to fourth place with $4.725 million. In four weeks, it has grossed $81.1 million domestically.
91Ƶ ,91Ƶ the biggest movie of 2023, is still carrying some momentum from the summer into the fall season. The Greta Gerwig box-office smash ranked in the top five, earning $3.2 million this week and a domestic total of more than $630 million after a 10-week period.
Sixth place went to 91Ƶ My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3,91Ƶ with $3 million, while 91ƵIt Lives Inside91Ƶ opened its first week with $2.6 million. The Sony film 91Ƶ ,91Ƶ a dramatization of the GameStop stock frenzy, stayed put in the eighth position for a second week in a row with $2.5 million.
91ƵBlue Beetle91Ƶ fell to ninth, with $1.8 million, and 91Ƶ 91Ƶ rounded out the top 10 with $1.6 million. The Christopher Nolan film has garnered $321 million domestically.
In all, it was another slow output for box office figures as many Hollywood projects are still on hold due to the ongoing Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and Writers Guild of America strikes.
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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. 91ƵThe Nun II,91Ƶ $8.4 million.
2. 91ƵExpend4bles,91Ƶ $8.3 million.
3. 91ƵA Haunting in Venice,91Ƶ $6.3 million.
4. 91ƵThe Equalizer 3,91Ƶ $4.7 million.
5. 91ƵBarbie,91Ƶ $3.2 million.
6. 91ƵMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 3,91Ƶ $3 million.
7. 91ƵIt Lives Inside,91Ƶ 2.6 million.
8. 91ƵDumb Money,91Ƶ $2.5 million.
9. 91ƵBlue Beetle,91Ƶ $1.8 million.
10. 91ƵOppenheimer,91Ƶ $1.6 million.