The 4-day holiday weekend brought moviegoers to the box office where Avatar: The Way of the Water [AVAT2.BW] led for a fifth straight time with an estimated $31.118 million, and $38.5 million through the Martin Luther King Jr holiday. The sequel has amassed $570.3 million.
M3GAN [M3GAN] remained in second place with $17.92 million, down 41% from its debut. The 4-day estimate of $21.22 million takes its total to $59.75 million.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish [PUSS2] finished third at $13.4 million over 3-day and $17.32 million over 4-day to advance its 4-weekend total to $110.29 million.
Expanding wide to 3802 theaters, A Man Called Otto [AMCOT] finished third at $12.65 million over 3-day and $15.0 million over 4-day. The total sits at $21.22 million.
Plane [TPLNE] landed at the fifth spot with $10.0 million and $11.6 million over the long weekend. Audiences graded the actioner B+ on CinemaScore.
House Party [HPRTY] opened with $3.9 million Friday to Sunday and $4.52 million through Monday.
Expanding further to 1500 theaters, The Whale [TWHLE] earned another $1.45 million, down only 4% from last weekend. The 4-day estimate of $1.8 million brings its total to $11.1 million.
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody [IWDWS] tallied another $1.175 million in its fourth weekend. The 4-day estimate of $1.43 million brings its total to $22.15 million.
Opening in 692 theaters, Skinamarink [SKNMR] booked $746K over 3-day and $798K over 4-day.
Babylon [BBYLN] took in $500K to advance its total to $14.71 million after 4 weekends.
Tag(s): M3GAN, PUSS2, AMCOT, TPLNE, HPRTY, TWHLE, IWDWS, SKNMR, BBYLN