Barbarian & Brahmastra Lead Mediocre Weekend

Disney led the best way on the home field workplace with Barbarian (twentieth Century Studios), which earned $10 million in its first week of launch, and Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, which hauled in $4.4 million in its debut body. The latter additionally took in $19.5 million from India and the UK, per Deadline, which suggests Brahmastra kicked off its run with $26.5 million globally.

Barbarian, an R-rated horror movie that earned stellar critiques from critics, got here in greater than anticipated, however wasn’t sufficient to propel the weekend past ho-hum outcomes.

Ironically, the Mouse House opted to launch what might need been a decent-sized hit, Pinocchio, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, on Disney+. The live-action remake wasn’t notably beloved by critics, however title worth and star energy might need given the theatrical market a much-needed kick at this level within the yr.

Elsewhere, Top Gun: Maverick handed Frozen II to develop into the No. 11 all-time grossing movie worldwide and stays inside firing distance of Furious 7, however odds are Tom Cruise’s blockbuster has lastly run out of gasoline after accumulating a gargantuan $1.453 billion worldwide.

Looking forward, it’s doable we don’t see a decent-sized hit till Halloween Ends on October 14. Yikes.

Top 10 Domestic Box Office Results

1. Barbarian, $10M (2,340 theaters) — $10M whole (Week 1)
2. Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, $4.4M (801 theaters) — $4.4M (Week 1)
3. Bullet Train, $3.250M (3,056 theaters) — $92.544M (Week 6)
4. Top Gun: Maverick, $3.170M (3,005 theaters) — $705M (Week 16)
5. DC League of Super-Pets, $2.835M (3,043 theaters) — $85.421M (Week 7)
6. The Invitation, $2.620M (3,117 theaters) — $18.846M (Week 3)
7. Lifemark, $2.212M (1,531 theaters) — $2.212M (Week 1)
8. Beast, $1.800M (2,793 theaters) — $29.376M (Week 4)
9. Minions: The Rise of Gru, $1.650M (2,274 theaters) — $362.331M (Week 11)
10. Spider-Man: No Way Home, $1.3M (3,215 theaters) — $8.555M (Week 2)

(Box workplace outcomes through Box Office Mojo)