With the blockbuster match-up of Tom Brady versus Patrick Mahomes on tap for the Super Bowl, ticket buyers opted to stay at home with their nachos and three-bean dips rather than venture to the multiplex over the weekend.
The result was a slow session at the domestic box office, where Denzel Washington ’s The Little Things held onto the top spot in its second week of release, pulling in a soft $2.1 million.Although available on the HBO Max streaming service, Washington’s R-rated crime thriller held onto No.
1 despite dropping off -55.3% from the previous weekend.
The film, which also stars Rami Malek and Jared Leto and revolves around two cops hunting a serial killer, earned a $951 per-screen average in 2,206 theaters.
Its two-week total in North America now stands at $7.8 million.
Overseas, where HBO Max is not available, The Little Things has added $4.7 million to date, bringing its worldwide cumulative box office to roughly $12.5 million.
Read full article