Novocaine topped the US box office over the weekend, but came in well below expectations, as did the rest of the latest offerings from Hollywood studios.
The thriller starring Jack Quaid as a young man, who can’t feel any pain due to his rare genetic makeup, on a mission to rescue the girl of his dreams from kidnappers.
The film received an 82-percent critics ratings on Rotten Tomatoes with an even warmer reaction from audiences, who gave a score of 89.
Novocaine pulled in $8.7 million over the weekend, the lowest box office take since Argylle’s second-weekend in February 2024, with only $6.25 million, according to The Numbers.
The poor box office may have been the result of a weekend of dangerous and ᴅᴇᴀᴅly storms that have killed at least 34 people across the US.
Last week’s champ, Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson as an ‘expendable’ reprint trying to colonize a dangerous ice planet, dropped to second place, digging up $7.51 million.
Novocaine was the runaway winner at the box office over the weekend. The thriller starring Jack Quaid as a man who can not feel pain earned $8.7 million
Newcomer Black Bag starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fᴀssbender as a pair of married spies questioning their loyalties opened in third place.
The thriller, which also features the talents of Pierce Brosnan, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page and Marisa Abela received a 97-percent review from the critics at Rotten Tomatoes, but the audience score was much lower, which perhaps foreshadowed its disappointing debut of a mere $7.5 million.
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Fourth place went to Captain America: Brave New World. The latest Marvel offering starring Anthony Mackie as the тιтle character landed with nearly $5.5 million in ticket sales.
Entering the fray in fifth place was The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie.
The animated adventure follows Porky Pig and Daffy Duck who become the Earth’s only hope in the face of a threat from an alien invasion earned entered the box office atmosphere with $3.7 million.
The faith based, The Last Supper, debuted in sixth place.
The drama focusing on the events in biblical story leading up to Jesus’ betrayal earned $2.825 million in ticket sales.
Paddington in Peru fell out of the top five to seventh place.
The film received an 82-percent critics ratings on Rotten Tomatoes with an even warmer reaction from audiences, who gave at score of 89. However the lackluster box office was most likely affected by ᴅᴇᴀᴅly storms that affected a large portion of the US
Last week’s champ, Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson as an ‘expendable’ reprint trying to colonize a dangerous ice planet, dropped to second place, digging up $7.51 million
Newcomer Black Bag starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fᴀssbender as a pair of married spies questioning their loyalties opened in third place with a score of $7.5 million
Fourth place went to Captain America: Brave New World. The latest Marvel offering starring Anthony Mackie as the тιтle character landed with nearly $5.5 million in ticket sales
Entering the fray in fifth place was The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie. Porky Pig and Daffy Duck are unlikely heroes as they try to save the Earth from an alien invasion. The movie entered the box office atmosphere with $3.7 million
The live action adventure featuring Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer and the voice of Ben Whishaw as the loveable toy bear, got a stamp in its pᴀssport worth 2.77 million.
Coming in close in eighth place was the animated Dog Man. The big screen adventure featuring a crime fighter with the head of a canine and body of a human earned $2.5 million over the weekend.
The Monkey continued to scare the daylights out of fans, albeit fewer of them. The fright flick about a demonic toy that terrorizes Theo James and Tatiana Maslany was in ninth place with $2.46 million.
The faith based, The Last Supper, debuted in sixth place. The drama focusing on the events in biblical story leading up to Jesus’ betrayal earned $2.825 million in ticket sales
Paddington in Peru fell out of the top five to seventh place. The live action adventure got a stamp in its pᴀssport worth 2.77 million. Coming in close in eighth place was the animated Dog Man with $2.5 million
The Monkey continued to scare the daylights out of fans, albeit fewer of them. The fright flick about a demonic toy that terrorizes Theo James and Tatiana Maslany was in ninth place with $2.46 million
Rounding out the top ten was Last Breath. The underwater thriller starring Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu and Finn Cole experienced a dramatic drop from third place the previous week. The rescue drama surfaced with $2.3 million
Rounding out the top ten was Last Breath.
The underwater thriller starring Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu and Finn Cole experienced a dramatic drop from third place the previous week.
The rescue drama surfaced with $2.3 million.
Anora, which received a boost in ticket sales from its multiple awards at the Oscars last week, dropped from seventh place to 13th, earning $640,000 over the weekend.
