Weekend Box Office: Repeats and "Missing"
Monday, January 23, 2023 at 6:15PM By Ben Miller
Hollywood is becoming exceedingly lazy in getting out new films these days. Maybe it's the hangover from the pandemic, or maybe economics are finally starting to catch up with studios. Regardless, Avatar: The Way of Water stayed comfortably at the top box office spot for the sixth week. James Cameron's film is now the 13th-highest grossing domestic hit and the sixth film (and third Cameron film) to gross $2 billion worldwide. The only new release of note was Missing, the psuedo-sequel to 2019's Searching. Budgeted at a reasonable $7 million, it made back its money in one week. Good reviews (82% on Rotten Tomatoes) could help its legs in the coming weeks...
| Weekend Box Office (actuals) Jan 20th-22nd 🔺 = new or expanding / ★ = Recommended |
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| WIDE (OVER 800 SCREENS) | LIMITED / PLATFORM |
 THE WAY OF WATER |
 THE SON |
| 1 ★ AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER $20 (cum. $598.2) 3790 screens |
1 🔺★ WOMEN TALKING $380k (cum. $1.1) 153 screens |
| 2 ★ PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH $11.5 (cum. $126.4) 3,611 screens |
2 🔺 THE SON $239k *NEW* 554 screens |
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