Weekend Box Office: Shyamalan and the Brady Ladies Dethrone Avatar

By Ben Miller

It only took eight weeks, but Avatar: The Way of Water is no longer the top film at the box office.  M. Night Shyamalan's Knock at the Cabin and the award-winning ladies of 80 for Brady both managed to top James Cameron's sequel, though not with any overwhelming numbers.  Both films managed just north of $14 and $12 million, respectively.  More than anything else, it's just nice to have some competition and new things to watch in theaters.  Studios are releasing less and less these days...

Weekend Box Office (actuals) Feb 3rd-5th 🔺 = new or expanding /  ★ = Recommended /  = Oscar Nominated
WIDE (OVER 800 SCREENS)	LIMITED / PLATFORM
KNOCK AT THE CABIN	PATHAAN
1 🔺 KNOCK AT THE CABIN $14.1 *NEW* 3,646 screens	1  PATHAAN $2.6 (cum. $14.2) 683 screens
2 🔺 80 FOR BRADY $12.7 *NEW* 3,912 screens	2 THE WANDERING EARTH II $624k (cum. $4.1) 172 screens

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Review: "80 For Brady" is a winning comedy

by Matt St Clair

Good timing! 80 For Brady is opening the week before the Super Bowl but it's also opening in the thick of Oscar season, the Super Bowl for movie lovers.  Making it feel yet more timely is the fact that its main quartet consists entirely of actresses with Oscar pedigree. As unlikely as it is that this’ll make any dent next year at this time, 80 For Brady is still a winning comedy...

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