The weekend box-office was topped by “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” which grossed an estimated $43.2 million, around $2M below expectations. The budget is said to be $100 million. With a CinemaScore of B+ it’ll be interesting to see if ‘Frozen Empire’ has legs in its second weekend, especially since critics weren’t so kind to it (42% on RT).
Speaking of legs, “Dune: Part Two” certainly has them, dropping only 38% — it grossed $17.6 million in its fourth weekend of release. Its total domestic tally now stands at $233 million. A $300 million final tally is not out of the questions, but $275 million is certainly happening for Denis Villeneuve’s epic. It should also pass $600 million worldwide by mid-week.
Meanwhile, Neon’s “Immaculate,” an indie horror starring Sydney Sweeney, had a $5.3 million debut, playing in 2354 theaters. This represents the largest opening weekend ever for Neon. The film was made for a little less than $10 million. It turns out that Sweeney’s decent star power combined with the horror genre makes for a successful formula.
While James L. Brooks teased last year that "we'll soon be seeing" Jack Nicholson, 89, act again, and that he was "reading scripts," that idea has now been shut down by his close friend Michael Douglas, 82.