by Nathaniel R
Don't Worry Darling opened at #1 which is impressive for two reasons. The first is that the press was of the "what a hot mess" rather than "what a good movie!" variety. The second, as Rob Watson pointed out on twitter, is that this marks the second consecutive weekend where a film directed by a woman starring a woman opened at #1 playing above expectations...
| Weekend Box Office September 23rd-25th 🔺 = new or expanding / ★ = Recommended links if we've written about it |
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| WIDE (OVER 800 SCREENS) | LIMITED / PLATFORM |
 DON'T WORRY DARLING |
 MOONAGE DAYDREAM |
| 1 🔺 DON'T WORRY DARLING $19.3 *NEW* |
1 🔺★ MOONAGE DAYDREAM (doc) $904k (cum. $2.5) expanding |
| 2 ★ THE WOMAN KING $11 (cum. $36.1) |
2 🔺 CUANDO SEA JOVEN $268k *NEW* |
| 3 🔺★ AVATAR (re-release) $10.5 *NEW* |
3 🔺 ON THE COME UP $150k *NEW* |
| 4 BARBARIAN $4.8 (cum. $28.4) |
4 CONFESS, FLETCH $83k (cum. $496K) |
| 5 SEE HOW THEY RUN $1.9 (cum. $6.1) |
5 GOD'S COUNTRY $48k (cum. $458k) |
| 6 PEARL $1.9 (cum. $6.6) |
6 ★ THE SILENT TWINS $32k (cum. $186k) |
 SEE HOW THEY RUN |
 RIOTSVILLE, USA |
| 7 BULLET TRAIN $1.8 (cum. $99.2) | 7 MARCEL THE SHELL $26k (cum. $6.3) |
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8 DC LEAGUE OF SUPER PETS $1.7 (cum. $90) |
8 🔺 GIVE ME FIVE (china) $19k *NEW* |
| 9 ★ TOP GUN MAVERICK $1.6 (cum. $711.6) |
9 🔺 BURIED: THE 1982 ALPINE MEADLOWS AVALANCHE (doc) $18k *NEW* |
| 10 MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU $1 (cum. $365.5) |
10 BOBLO BOATS: DETROIT FERRY TALE (doc) $18K (cum. $38k) |
| 11 THE INVITATION $1 (cum. $23.1) |
11 EMILY THE CRIMINAL $6k (cum. $2.1) |
| 12 WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING $351k (cum. $89.5) |
12 HALLELUJAH LEONARD COHEN (doc) $5k (cum. $1.0) |
| 13 🔺 RAILWAY CHILDREN $245k *NEW* |
13 HOLD ME TIGHT $5k (cum. $44k) |
| That's all the movies that are still on over 800 screens... | 14 RIOTSVILLE USA $5k *NEW* |
Gender parity in Hollywood has been a hot button topic for a handful of years now but we're beginning to see real results in what kind of movies open and, now, which are successful.
What did you see these past few days? I was dealing with stuff at home so i turned to my comfort food tv which basically means "supernatural YA stuff" and did Season 2 of Fate: The Winx Saga. I also finished the 1951 movie I had left Death of a Salesman and FINALLY recorded the 1951 Supporting Actress Smackdown so that's coming up soon.