‘Hog’ tops the dog
‘Sonic’ spends another weekend at No. 1, fending off a feisty ‘Call of the Wild.’
Two family films ruled a light box-office weekend as Disney and 20th Century Studios’ “The Call of the Wild” faced off against Paramount’s holdover “Sonic the Hedgehog.”
Both are live actionCG hybrids, but “Sonic” emerged the victor, surpassing the $100-million milestone in its second weekend by adding $26.3 million (a 55% drop) for a North American cumulative of $106.6 million and a global cumulative of $203.1 million, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore.
The overall box office was down 18.7% from the same weekend a year ago; the current year-to-date remains 5.9% ahead of 2019.
“The Call of the Wild” opened in second place with $24.8 million, well above analyst projections of $15 million. Globally, the film earned $40.2 million.
The $125-million movie stars Harrison Ford as John Thornton opposite a CGI St. Bernard-Scotch collie mix named Buck in an adaptation of the classic Jack London novel. Disney inherited the film as part of its acquisition of Fox last year.
It was well-received with an A-minus CinemaScore and a 63% “fresh” rating on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes.
At No. 3, Warner Bros.’ “Birds of Prey” added $7 million in its third weekend for a cumulative $72.5 million. Globally, the film has earned $173.7 million.
In fourth place, STX Entertainment’s horror film “Brahms: The Boy II” opened with $5.9 million, in line with analyst forecasts.
The PG-13 thriller, based on the character from 2016’s “The Boy,” stars Katie Holmes, Ralph Ineson, Owain Yeoman and Christopher Convery. It was poorly received with a C-minus CinemaScore and an 8% “rotten” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Rounding out the top five, Sony’s “Bad Boys for Life” added $5.86 million in its sixth weekend for a cumulative $191.2 million. At No. 6, Universal’s “1917” added $4.4 million in its ninth weekend for a cumulative $152 million.
In seventh place, Sony and Blumhouse’s “Fantasy Island” added $4.2 million in its second weekend for a cumulative $20.2 million.
At No. 8, Neon’s “Parasite” added $3.1 million in its 20th weekend for a cumulative $48.9 million. This past weekend, Imax released a digitally remastered version of Bong Joon Ho’s best picture winner for a one-week run at select locations.
In ninth place, Sony’s “Jumanji: The Next Level” added $3 million in its 11th weekend for a cumulative $311 million.
Rounding out the top 10, Universal’s “The Photograph” added $2.8 million in its second weekend.
In limited release, Focus Features opened “Emma” on five screens to $230,000 for an impressive per-screen average of $46,006. The film, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, earned $8.7 million in worldwide receipts and picked up strong reviews.
This week, Universal reveals “The Invisible Man,” starring Elisabeth Moss.