The box office is heading in the right direction.
This may have been the best weekend at theaters in almost a year.
And initial signs are that even with reduced capacities, reopened New York City theaters responded encouragingly.With both “Raya and the Last Dragon” (Disney) and “Tom & Jerry” (Warner Bros.) grossed over $6 million, the top 10 grossed over $23 million, with the total take over $24 million.
That is the same as December 25-27 (normally a massive weekend).
This was also the best year-to-year performance since March, with business down “only” 76 percent compared to most weeks closer to 90 percent.Fact is: this is a low bar to exceed.
Why? With the second week of Warners’ animation franchise reboot, and especially with the release of the first Disney animated film in theaters in over a year, along with the New York openings, a better performance seemed possible.Most significant is the anemic showing of “Raya.
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