Novocaine Tops US Box Office in Low-Grossing Debut Week

A Sluggish Weekend for the Box Office

Novocaine, an action-comedy starring Jack Quaid as a banker who cannot feel pain, topped the North American box office in its debut weekend, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday, but ticket sales overall were brutally slow.

A Low-Grossing Debut

The Paramount film took in an estimated US$8.7 million (RM38.6 million) from Friday to Sunday – in one of the lowest-grossing debuts ever to take the top spot, at least since the uber-lows of the pandemic, according to Variety.

Box Office Results

Here are the top 10 films at the US box office for the weekend:

Rank 1: Novocaine

US$8.7 million (RM38.6 million)

Rank 2: Mickey 17

US$7.51 million

Rank 3: Black Bag

US$7.5 million

Rank 4: Captain America: Brave New World

US$5.5 million

Rank 5: The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

US$3.2 million

Other Films in the Top 10

The Last Supper, Paddington in Peru, Dog Man, The Monkey, and Last Breath rounded out the top 10, with respective weekend earnings of US$2.83 million, US$2.8 million, US$2.5 million, US$2.47 million, and US$2.3 million.

Conclusion

The box office performance over the weekend was sluggish, with only a few films managing to break into the top 10. Novocaine’s low-grossing debut at the top spot is a testament to the current state of the industry, with many films struggling to find an audience.

FAQs

Q: What was the top-grossing film of the weekend?

A: Novocaine, with an estimated US$8.7 million in ticket sales.

Q: Which film took second place at the box office?

A: Mickey 17, with an estimated US$7.51 million in ticket sales.

Q: How much has Captain America: Brave New World grossed in the US and internationally?

A: The film has so far grossed US$185.4 million at home and US$203 million overseas.