Tom & Jerrywins this weekend’s box office battle after earning $13.7 million. The latest release from Warner Bros. has scored the second-highest grossing debut of the pandemic. It was estimated that the family movie would bring in just over $12 million, but it was able to exceed expectations.Wonder Woman 1984still holds the record for best pandemic debut at $16.4 million. Both movies are from Warner Bros. and were released in theaters and onHBO Maxon the same day. Globally,Tom & Jerrywas able to take in $38 million.
Warner Bros. is attributing some of theTom and Jerrysuccess to families from around the country renting out movie theaters for private screenings. According to the studio, this weekend saw over $10K in private theater screenings of the animated live-action hybrid. The box office numbers for all movies are expected to get better in the coming months, thanks to the vaccine. As of this writing, just under 50% of all North American movie theaters are open, but more will be opening in the coming weeks.
The Croods: A New Agecame in number two at thebox officethis weekend with $1.2 million. The animated family movie has been a steady earner at the box office since debuting 14 weeks ago. To date, the movie has earned $156.1 million globally.The Little Thingscame in at number three after bringing in $925K. As of this writing, the movie has earned just over $23 million globally.Wonder Woman 1984remained at number four this weekend with $710K.
The Marksmanwas able to stay at number five this weekend after taking in $700K. The Liam Neeson-starring thriller has earned just shy of $16 million globally in its seven weeks inmovie theaters.Judas and the Black Messiahtook the sixth spot after bringing in $500K. The movie has been praised by critics and earned Daniel Kaluuya nominations for Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Monster Huntertook the seventh spot this weekend with $460K, while Robin Wright’s feature-length directorial debut,Landtook the eighth spot with $355K. Wright’s debut takes place after a woman has a near-death experience in the wilderness. She then tries to be comfortable living again. Tom Hanks’News of the Worldcame in at number nine this weekend after earning $200K. The movie is also currently streaming. Finally,The War with Grandpahas the tenth spot with $137K. The Robert De Niro comedy has been in theaters for 21 weeks and is currently available on Blu-ray. You can check out the rest of this weekend’s box office data over atThe Numbers.
