Dog Man, a superhero comedy, continued its dominance in North American theaters despite the Super Bowl weekend. The film, based on popular kids' novels, has already surpassed its production cost with impressive box office earnings.
Dog Man, a superhero comedy from Universal and DreamWorks based on popular kids' novels, held its lead in North American theaters for a second straight weekend, earning an estimated $13.7 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.
The animated movie, a spinoff from the best-selling Captain Underpants series of graphic novels, saw a sharp drop from its opening weekend take of $36 million.
North American theaters generally fare poorly on the Sunday of the annual US Super Bowl football championship, but Dog Man has already more than recouped its estimated $40 million production cost, according to Hollywood Reporter.
Second place for the Friday-through-Sunday period, with $8.5 million in ticket sales, was new Sony release Heart Eyes.
The slasher flick, released just before Valentine's Day, revolves around a killer who wears a heart-shaped mask as he targets couples on that normally romantic holiday. Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, and Jordan Brewster star.
Another new release, Universal's action film Love Hurts, took in $5.8 million to place third. Ke Huy Quan, who won a supporting actor Oscar in 2022 for his part in Everything Everywhere All at Once, plays a realtor with a violent past who learns his brother is hunting him down.
Disney animation Mufasa: The Lion King came in fourth, at $3.9 million. With global ticket sales totaling $670 million, analysts say the film seems sure to make it past the $700 million mark worldwide.
And in fifth place, down three spots from last weekend, was Companion, a sci-fi satire from Warner Bros. and New Line, at $3.02 million. Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher star in the tale about a weekend getaway that gets crazy when a group of friends learn that one guest is a "companion robot."
Rounding out the top 10 were:
One of Them Days ($3 million)
Becoming Led Zeppelin ($2.6 million)
Flight Risk ($2.6 million)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 ($1.8 million)
Moana 2 ($1.5 million)
With AFP
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