Disney/twentieth Century/Lightstorm’s “Avatar: Hearth and Ash” will maintain on to the No. 1 spot on the field workplace for yet one more weekend with an business estimated $21 million in its fourth body, topping Paramount’s “Primate,” which is racing vacation holdovers “Zootopia 2” and “The Housemaid” for the No. 2 spot.
“Primate,” which serves as this yr’s conventional early January horror providing and follows a pet chimp who turns feral and lethal on its human companions, is headed for an business estimated $10.5 million opening weekend from 2,964 theaters. “Zootopia 2” and “Housemaid” are at the moment estimated only a tick increased at $10.6 million, and the order will most likely shuffle round all the way in which till Monday actuals are reported.
“Primate” has been decently obtained with Rotten Tomatoes scores of 77% critics and 76% viewers and a B- on CinemaScore, the latter being the identical grade as fellow killer animal movie “Cocaine Bear” in 2023.
Additionally opening this weekend is Lionsgate/STXfilms’ “Greenland 2: Migration,” a Gerard Butler catastrophe movie sequel that Lionsgate acquired for $10 million and which is headed for a $9 million opening from 2,710 places. Reception for that movie has been extra combined at 56% critics and 63% viewers on Rotten Tomatoes together with a B- on CinemaScore.
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