Elizabeth Banks’ animal attack gross-out grossed well at the box office this weekend. Cocaine Bear laid out line after line of cinemagoers, bringing in $28.4 million globally, according to Deadline. Lionsgate’s Jesus Revolution also performed miracles, exceeding projected earnings to a $15.5 million domestic opening. Success for the both the Lamb of God and the Bear of Blow augur well for films not based on existing IP — even if both movies are technically (very technically) based on true events. The real Cocaine Bear had a much worse time than the film depicts, and its stuffed corpse is now on display at the Kentucky Fun Center.
Meanwhile Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania had a steep 69% dropoff in its second weekend. Not nice. It went from opening at $106 million to only bringing in an additional $32.2 million this weekend. Although the MCU Phase 5 kick-off film still topped the box office, and last week’s opening broke Ant-Man records, its second week does not bode well. It’s the biggest week-to-week drop in MCU history. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the second biggest drop-off in recent superhero movie history was Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Holy franchise fatigue!
Rounding out the top 5 of the week were Avatar: The Way of Water grinding away towards its goal of becoming the biggest film of all time, and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Some franchises endure over decades.
Cocaine Bear’s Box Office Is Nothing to Sniff At
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Bethy Squires
