Glass maintains lead at the box office
Singer Jussie Smollett performed at Troubadour on Saturday in West Hollywood, Calif.
With the distraction of the Super Bowl, freezing temperatures affecting large portions of North America and only one big new release in theatres in Miss Bala, movie going audiences largely took the weekend off from the theatres in what is estimated to be the lowest-earning Super Bowl weekend in nearly two decades.
M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass kept a fragile hold on the No. 1 spot for the third time while The Upside stayed in a close second on this sleepy box office weekend. Studios on Sunday estimate that Glass has earned an additional $9.5 million (U.S.) in ticket sales. STX’s The Upside added $8.9 million. The Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston film has held very well in its four weeks in theatres, never dropping more than 30 per cent week to week. The weekend’s only big newcomer, Miss Bala, landed in third place with $6.7 million. Gina Rodriguez stars in the Catherine Hardwicke- directed actioner, a remake of a 2011 Mexican film. While on the lower end of projections for the Sony film, Miss Bala was also made for a modest $15 million. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Comscore: 1. Glass, $9.5 million 2. The Upside, $8.9 million 3. Miss Bala, $6.7 million 4. Aquaman, $4.8 million 5. Spider-Man: Into the SpiderVerse, $4.4 million 6. Green Book, $4.3 million 7. The Kid Who Would Be King, $4.2 million 8. A Dog’s Way Home, $3.5 million 9. Escape Room, $2.9 million 10. They Shall Not Grow Old, $2.4 million.