by Nathaniel R
Batman continues to be pop culture's second-most popular solo superhero. Matt Reeves' take on the dark knight, titled simply The Batman, grossed an impressive $128.5 million on its opening weekend and will likely make a lot more still since Hollywood is barely releasing any big movies these days. In fact there's no big wide release competition coming until Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum arrive in three weeks with the adventure comedy The Lost City and no comic book competition for a full month until Morbius opens...
| Weekend Box Office Estimates March 4th-6th 🔺 = new or expanding |
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| OVER 800 SCREENS | UNDER 800 SCREENS |
 THE BATMAN |
 CYRANO |
| 1 🔺 THE BATMAN $128.5 NEW |
1 CYRANO $683k (cum. $2.5) |
| 2 UNCHARTED $11 (cum. $100.2) | 2 WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD $210k (cum. $2.2) |
| 3 DOG $6.0 (cum. $40) | 3 THE CURSED $201k (cum. $4.2) |
| 4 SPIDER-MAN NO WAY HOME $4.4 (cum. $786.4) | 4 BLACKLIGHT $175k (cum. $9.1) |
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5 DEATH ON THE NILE $2.7 (cum. $37) |
5 LICORICE PIZZA $152k (cum. $16.4) |
| 6 SING 2 $1.5 (cum. $153.5) | 6. ENCANTO $89k (cum. $95.6) |
| 7 JACKASS FOREVER $1.3 (cum. $54.4) | 7 BELFAST $80k (cum. $1.9) |
| 8 SCREAM $570k (cum. $80.2) | 8 DRIVE MY CAR $75k (cum. $1.9) |
| 9 MARRY ME $530k (cum. $21.4) | 9 MOONFALL $67k (cum. $18.9) |
| 10 STUDIO 666 $340k (cum. $2.2) | 10 WEST SIDE STORY $51k (cum. $38.2) |
Though it's not reflected on the chart given tiny releases, the gay prison drama Great Freedom (Austria's sadly unnominated Oscar finalist) and the gorgeous meditative sci-fi drama After Yang starring Colin Farrell both opened. First time you get a chance to see them, take it! I almost opted to see After Yang a second time but ended up at The Batman; I do not think I made the right decision. On a whim we also watched Mad Max: Road Warrior (1981) last night, which was great fun.
Tonight the Spirit Awards are on. Are you watching? And what did you see this past week?