Paramount’s animated sequel “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie” topped the box office in its debut, earning a solid $23 million from 3,989 North American locations over the weekend.Those ticket sales were more than enough to rule over the three other new nationwide releases, which could be categorized as the good (Lionsgate’s gruesome “Saw X”), the meh (Disney and New Regency’s sci-fi thriller “The Creator”) and the ugly (Sony’s Game Stop stock-inspired “Dumb Money”).With decent reviews and strong audience scores, the “Paw Patrol” sequel almost doubled the debut of its inventively named predecessor, 2021’s “Paw Patrol: The Movie,” which opened to $13 million while landing simultaneously on Paramount+.
The newest adventure based on the popular Nickelodeon kids TV show also launched at the international box office with $23.1 million, bringing its global tally to $46.1 million.“It’s fantastic,” Paramount’s president of domestic distribution Chris Aronson says of the film’s opening weekend.
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