Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore....

before Christmas Monday.... Dergarabedian noted that the first film also earned more than 70% of its box

’s benefiting both films, ” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for analytics firm

Leftovers were on the menu for moviegoers in North America this weekend.... All three films are playing exclusively in theaters. The weekend afterThanksgivingis usually pretty quiet at the box office and this year was no exception considering new offerings like “ Flee ” and “ Benedetta ” were playing only in limited release.... Disney’s “ Encanto, ” an animated tale with original music from Lin-Manuel Miranda, earned$ 12.7 million to take the top spot, down 53% from its opening last weekend...

Including international grosses, “ Old, ” which is based on the graphic novel “ Sandcastle, ” grossed$ 23 million worldwide in its first weekend.“ It’s an extraordinary debut, ” said Jim Orr, Universal’s head of distribution.... Night Shyamalan is an amazing filmmaker and one of the best in the industry.” Orr said he also expects “ Old ” will continue to play well in the coming weeks. Neither audiences nor critics reviewed the two new films especially well.... ” You’re going to have bigger wee

Pictures’ “ Barbie ” and Cillian Murphy in Universal Pictures’ “ Oppenheimer.”( Warner Bros.... This is the first time two competing movies have opened to more than$ 100 million and$ 80 million in the same frame.... And the record is unlikely to be beaten any time soon, as the ongoing strikes by Hollywood’s writers and actors will prevent talent from promoting forthcoming work....

The film, directed by Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao and starring Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani and Gemma Chan, fell 61% from its debut.... “ Eternals ” has made$ 281.4 million globally to date. Second place went to “ Clifford the Big Red Dog, ” which opened in theaters during the week and was also available to stream at home for Paramount+ subscribers.... “ I think this is a really solid debut....

NEW YORK--Moviegoing, once expected to be closer to semi-normal levels by now, continues to be battered by the pandemic, the delta variant of the coronavirus and in-home streaming.... Marvel’s “ Black Widow ” set a pandemic-best mark with a$ 80 million domestic debut.... New York is planning to make vaccination a requirement for indoor dining and other venues, including movie theaters.“ I think avid moviegoers have returned to theaters, and they show up first night and through the weekend," Go

Four new films with major stars from Hugh Jackman to Michael Keaton opened in North American movie theaters this weekend and only the one with animated puppies fared well.... “ It shows that a theatrical-first release even in today’s unusual marketplace can have legs.... It feels very 2019, not pandemic-era.” The relative success of “ PAW Patrol ” came as a bit of a surprise, even to those involved....

In total, “ Doctor Strange 2 ” has already made$ 450 million. Spider-Man is at least partially to thank for the massive debut.... Benedict Cumberbatch’s powerful sorcerer appeared prominently in “ Spider-Man: No Way Home, ” which has become the third biggest movie of all time since opening in December.... “ Doctor Strange 2 ” picks up several months after the events of “ No Way Home, ” and brings in Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff, who became even more popular thanks to the recent Disney+ ser