Keke Palmer and SZA are the new queens of the box office, but it’s not necessarily the win the stars may have hoped for. 

Their new comedy, One of Them Days, debuted at the top of the heap over what turned out to be a lackluster four-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. 

The tale about two best friends and roommates who try to avoid eviction after one of their boyfriends takes off with their rent money received a H๏τ 97-percent rating from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and a warm 92-percent audience score. 

However, cold temperatures on the East Coast and disruption from the Los Angeles fires may have contributed to what turned out to be the second-lowest MLK holiday weekend in a decade. 

One of Them Days earned an estimated $11.4 million. 

Mufasa: The Lion King came in a close second. The computer animated prequel to Disney’s The Lion King, squeaked by with $11.5 million in ticket sales. 

Keke Palmer and SZA are the new queens of the box office. Their comedy, One of Them Days beat the compeтιтion to debut at number one with a take of $11.4 million

The movie has been popular in the US and internationally, with global earnings of nearly $592 million.

Debuting in third place was the fright flick Wolf Man. 

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Julia Garner and Christopher Abbott headline the story of a family who seek refuge in a remote farmhouse after their moving van is attacked by a strange creature. Over the course of the father begins to change in dangerous ways. 

The thriller received poor reviews from critics and movie goers, resulting in a mediocre first weekend of $10.55 million in ticket sales. 

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 continued to entertain audiences, landing in fourth place. The combo live-action/animated adventure sped away with $8.6 million.

Last week’s box office champ, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, had a dramatic fall, landing in fifth place.

The international thriller starring Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. scored only $6.6 million in ticket sales. 

Moana 2 left the top five for the first time since its debut.

Mufasa: The Lion King came in a close second. The computer animated prequel to Disney’s The Lion King, squeaked by with $11.5 million in ticket sales

Debuting in third place was the fright flick Wolf Man starring Julia Garner and Christopher Abbott. The thriller received poor reviews from critics and movie goers, resulting in a mediocre first weekend of $10.55 million in ticket sales

The animated adventure dropped its anchor in sixth place with a catch worth $6.068 million.

The Sєxy, spooky Nosferatu took a bite out of the box office landing in seventh place. 

The gothic tale about love and obsession collected $4.3 million. 

The Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, dropped two spots to land at number 8 with a take of $3.8 million. 

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 continued to entertain audiences, landing in fourth place. The combo live-action/animated adventure sped away with $8.6 million

Last week’s box office champ, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, had a dramatic fall, landing in fifth place. The international thriller starring Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. scored only $6.6 million in ticket sales

Critics and moviegoers have praised Timothée Chalamet’s performance as the iconic folk singer turned rocker, but audiences have yet to show a much interest in learning more about Dylan. 

In the four weeks it’s been in theaters, A Complete Unknown has yet to cover its $70 million budget and has earned only $58.3 million domestically and another $39,503 internationally for a total take of $58.4 million in ticket sales.

Wicked is still creating the magic in theaters, but now that the film is available for sale and rental via streaming, audiences appear less inclined to catch the movie on the big screen. 

The musical starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande made good, earning an estimated $3.55 million over the weekend. The popular film has earned more than $709 million worldwide.

Moana 2 Moana 2 left the top five for the first time since its debut. The animated adventure dropped its anchor in sixth place with a catch worth $6.068 million

The Sєxy, spooky Nosferatu took a bite out of the box office landing in seventh place. The gothic tale about love and obsession collected $4.3 million

The Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, dropped two spots to land at number 8 with a take of $3.8 million. In the four weeks it’s been in theaters, A Complete Unknown has yet to cover its $70 million budget and has earned only $58.3 million domestically

Wicked is still creating the magic in theaters. The popular musical starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande made good, earning an estimated $3.55 million over the weekend

Nicole Kidman’s steamy performance in Babygirl landed the film in 10th place. The erotic thriller earned just over $2 million dollars over the weekend and has collected only $31.1 million worldwide since its December 27 debut

Nicole Kidman’s steamy performance in Babygirl landed the film in 10th place.

The erotic thriller earned just over $2 million dollars over the weekend and has collected only $31.1 million worldwide since its December 27 debut.

The combined estimated earnings for the Friday-Sunday box office was 68.53 million and another $30 million or so was expected to come in on Monday. The last time the box office take was this low was January 2022. 

The news wasn’t all bad. ComScore reported the 2025 U.S./Canada box office through End of Day Sunday enjoyed an eight-percent increase from the January 1-19 period in 2024, per ᴅᴇᴀᴅline.