With 'Novocaine' the #1 film this weekend with just $8.7M, this marked the first weekend since Feb 9-11, 2024 where no film made at least $10M at the domestic box office, a streak that lasted for 56 weekends.
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Disney's Captain America: Brave New World grossed an estimated $5.48M this weekend (from 3,250 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $185.40M.
Warner Bros.'s Mickey 17 grossed an estimated $7.51M this weekend (from 3,807 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $33.29M.
Warner Bros.'s Mickey 17 grossed an estimated $15.6M internationally this weekend. Estimated international total stands at $57.2M (including $17.9M in South Korea), estimated global total stands at $90.5M.
NOVOCAINE debuted internationally with $1.8M in 19 markets--25% of the international footprint. Mexico was the top market with $607k.
Focus' Black Bag grossed an estimated $4.3M internationally this weekend (from 37 select international markets), including debuts of $1.15M in France & $1.15M in the U.K. Estimated global total stands at $11.8M.
Disney's Captain America: Brave New World has passed the $200M international mark. The film grossed an estimated $6.0M internationally this weekend. Estimated international total stands at $203.2M, estimated global total stands at $388.6M.
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A24's Opus debuted with an estimated $1.01M domestically this weekend (from 1,764 locations).
Paramount's Novocaine debuted with an estimated $8.70M domestically this weekend (from 3,365 locations).
Focus' Black Bag debuted with an estimated $7.50M domestically this weekend (from 2,705 locations).
'Opus' Rotten Tomatoes Verified Audience Score Thread
Saturday projections: Novocaine ($3.1M), Mickey 17 ($2.95M), Black Bag ($2.85M), Captain America: Brave New World ($2.5M)
‘Novocaine’ With $8.5M Leads Lowest Grossing Weekend Of 2025 To Date; ‘Mickey 17’ Tumbling -60% to $7.6M; ‘Black Bag’ Opening To $7M – Box Office
Per Deadline, PostTrak scores for 'Opus' were 64% positive and 44% definite recommend.
Per Deadline, PostTrak scores for 'Black Bag' were 75% positive and 51% definite recommend.
Per Deadline, PostTrak scores for 'Novocaine' were 84% positive and 58% definite recommend.
Per Deadline, 'The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie' grossed $1M on Friday. PostTrak scores were 89% positive and 72% definite recommend.
Captain America: Brave New World did $1.5M on Friday holding well and off just 30% from last Friday. 5th weekend should be nearly $6M pushing domestic box office cume to $186M putting $200M within reach. Should finish with multiple of 2.25x its opening weekend.
Warner Bros.'s Mickey 17 grossed an estimated $2.20M on Friday (from 3,807 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $27.98M.
'Novocaine' earns B Cinemascore
Horrendously Slow Weekend Too Close To Call With ‘Novocaine’ & ‘Mickey 17’ Each At $8M; ‘Black Bag’ Looking at $6M, ‘Looney Tunes’ Weak with Just $2.15M – Friday Midday Update
