Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu did indeed win the Memorial Day weekend box office, but nobody can decide if it's a success or not.
Weekend Box Office Archives
Their commitment to theaters is paying off for them.
The weekend box office top five for May 15:
Michael- $26.1 million
The Devil Wears Prada 2- $18 million
Obsession- $16 million
Mortal Kombat II- $13.4 million
The Sheep Detectives- $9.3 million
This week, one of the biggest questions of the summer will be answered: Is Star Wars still a sterling box office[...]
Mortal Kombat II opened strong, but it was The Devil Wears Prada 2 that took the top spot at the weekend box office for the second weekend in a row Prada dropped only 43% from its opening, down to $43 million The fighting game sequel grossed $40 million at the box office, the biggest opening[...]
The Devil Wears Prada 2 crushed the first weekend box office of the Summer, taking in $77 million stateside and opening to $233 million worldwide That is the second-best opening of 2026, behind The Super Mario Galaxy Movie After this coming week, it should easily surpass the first film's box office Disney has to be[...]
After this weekend, the 2026 box office sits at $2.6 billion, up 17% from this point last year.
The weekend box office top five for April 24:
Michael- $97 million
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie- $21.2 million
Project Hail Mary- $13.2 million
Lee Cronin's The Mummy- $5.5 million
The Drama- $2.6 million
This Friday, we kick off the Summer Movie Box Office[...]
Overall, the box office was up yet again year to year, as has been the trend in 2026.
The weekend box office top 5 for April 16:
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie- $35 million
Project Hail Mary- $20.4 million
Lee Cronin's The Mummy- $13.5 million
The Drama- $4.8 million
You, Me, & Tuscany- $3.8 million
This weekend, Lionsgate opens wide its biggest[...]
Well, that didn't happen, as the film only made $1.7 million.
The weekend box office top five for April 10:
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie- $69 million
Project Hail Mary- $24.5 million
The Drama- $8.7 million
You, Me, & Tuscany- $8 million
Hoppers- $4 million
This week, horror takes center stage as Warner Bros tries to breathe some life into The Mummy[...]
Just a solid opening.
The Easter weekend box office top five:
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie- $190.8 million
Project Hail Mary- $30.6 million
The Drama- $14.6 million
Hoppers- $5.8 million
Reminders of Him- $2.2 million
The Lumas in Nintendo and Illumination's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic Photo credit: Nintendo and Illumination © Nintendo and Universal[...]
Both are also disappointments.
The weekend box office top five for March 27:
Project Hail Mary- $54 million
Hoppers- $12 million
They Will Kill You- $4.9 million
Reminders of Him- $4.7 million
Dhurandhur: The Revenge- $4.6 million
Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace and Sandra Hüller as Eva Stratt in PROJECT HAIL MARY, from Amazon MGM Studios Photo credit: Jonathan Olley ©[...]
Project Hail Mary exceeded all expectations and crushed it at the weekend box office The Amazon MGM film made $80.6 million, far beyond tracking and becoming the second-best opening for a non-franchise movie ever It rode a wave of great reviews and word of mouth to an "A" CinemaScore and a dip of only -18%[...]
Scream 7 took the top spot at the weekend box office as expected, but it way overperformed, setting records along the way The three-day gross was $64.1 million, way above tracking that pegged it at $30-40 million Our guess was $50 million, and we were even low That is the best opening for the franchise,[...]
That took third place with $8 million.
The weekend box office top five for February 20:
GOAT – $17 million
Wuthering Heights – $14.3 million
I Can Only Imagine 2 – $8 million
Crime 101 – $5.7 milllion
Send Help – $4.5 million
Will (Caleb McLaughlin) in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's GOAT Photo By Sony Pictures Animation © 2025 CTMG,[...]
For Amazon, it is about how this does on Prime Video more than the box office, even with that $90 million budget.
The weekend box office top five for Valentine's Day weekend:
Wuthering Heights- $38 million
GOAT- $35 million
Crime 101- $16.3 million
Send Help- $10.3 million
Solo Mio- $7.5 million
© 2026 Warner Bros Ent All Rights Reserved Photo Credit: Photo[...]
I don't know if people were just not aware it was coming or what, but that was pretty eyebrow-raising to see.
The weekend box office Top Five For January 30:
Send Help- $20 million
Iron Lung- $17.8 million
Zootopia 2- $5.8 million
Shelter- $5.5 million
Rachel McAdams as Linda Liddle in 20th Century Studios' SEND HELP Photo by Brook Rushton[...]
The weather wrecked the weeknd box office, leading to the lowest grossing weekend of 2026 so far. Mercy ended up on top.
Avatar: Fire and Ash once again topped the weekend box office for Martin Luther King Jr Day weekend, holding off 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple This is the fifth week in a row the film has topped the box office, and worldwide, the James Cameron film has pulled in $1.3 billion It has slowed[...]
Avatar: Fire and Ash won the weekend box office for the fourth week in a row, but the news is how healthy the January box office has been so far Powered by the holiday films holding over and stronger than many thought new opening films, business is now up +23% from last January People are[...]
Avatar: Fire and Ash kept up its reign at the top of the weekend box office, pulling in $40 million to take the first weekend of 2026 Overall, the film has now passed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office Every movie in the franchise has now passed that mark It also became[...]
That one has to be considered disappointing for them, but expected.
The Christmas weekend box office top five:
Avatar: Fire and Ash- $64 million
Zootopia 2- $$20 million
Marty Supreme- $17 million
The Housemaid- $15.4 million
Anaconda- $14 million
Varang (Oona Chaplin) in 20th Century Studios' AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios © 2025 20th Century Studios[...]
Avatar: Fire and Ash took over the world's box office this past weekend, opening to almost $350 million worldwide.
Oof.
The weekend box office top five for December 12:
Zootopia 2- $26.3 million
FNAF 2- $19.5 million
Wicked: For Good- $8.5 million
Dhurandhar- $3.5 million
Now You See Me, Now You Don't- $2.3 million
Unraveled – In Walt Disney Animation Studios' Zootopia 2, rookie cops Judy Hopps (voice of Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voice of Jason Bateman), who find themselves[...]
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 outperformed expectations and stunned the town again en route to winning the weekend box office Domestically, the sequel took in $63 million, well above all tracking, and scored the highest debut ever for a horror film released in December and the highest week-after-Thanksgiving opening ever Worldwide, the running total sits[...]
It is hard to see how that record is broken anytime soon.
The weekend box office top five for Thanksgiving weekend:
Zootopia 2- $96.8 million
Wicked: For Good- $62.8 million
Now You See Me, Now You Don't- $10 million
Predator: Badlands- $4.8 million
The Running Man- $3,8 million
UNRAVELED – In Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Zootopia 2," rookie cops Judy Hopps (voice[...]
Wicked: For Good shattered all expectations at the weekend box office, easily winning the weekend and setting records in the process The sequel opened to $150 million domestically and $226 million globally That is the second-best opening this year, behind only A Minecraft Movie, and the highest total worldwide for a film based on a[...]
Photo Credit: Katalin Vermes Photo by Katalin Vermes/Lionsgate © 2025 Lionsgate
The weekend box office top five for November 14:
Now You See Me: Now You Don't- $22 million
The Running Man- $17 million
Predator: Badlands- $13 million
Regretting You- $5 million
Black Phone 2- $2.6 million
This weekend, Wicked: For Good releases and takes over the box office The first film[...]
Predator: Badlands exceeded all expectations this weekend and won the weekend box office, setting a record for the franchise with $40 million Worldwide, the film took in $80 million That is well ahead of tracking, with an A- CinemaScore and nearly universal acclaim; it should have very good legs, even against stiff competition over the[...]
That one grossed $4.9 million.
The weekend box office top five for October 24:
Chainsaw Man- The Movie: Reze Arc- $18.2 million
Regretting You- $13.2 million
Black Phone 2- $12.9 million
Deliver Me From Nowhere- $9 million
Tron: Ares- $4.9 million
Chainsaw Man- The Movie: Reze Arc Still Credit Crunchyroll
Next weekend, it's Halloween, and not a single horror film opens wide[...]
Black Phone 2 did what M3gan 2.0 couldn't and put Blumhouse back on top of the weekend box office The horror sequel outperformed the first film's opening weekend from 2021, and made $26.5 million Adding in foreign receipts, the Ethan Hawke film grabbed $42 million worldwide That is a relief for the horror imprint, as[...]
The Disney sequel did, in fact, win the weekend box office, but with a soft $33 million, well below projections and the opening of Tron: Legacy back in 2010 It did even worse worldwide, only taking in $30 million Ouch With a budget of $180 million, Disney can write off this franchise as pretty dead[...]
One Battle After Another won the weekend box office, scoring a record opening for a Paul Thomas Anderson-directed film It grossed $22.4 million and opened worldwide to $48 million That is an okay start considering how much the movie cost to make, but also broke the streak of $40 million domestic openings for Warner Bros[...]