by Nathaniel R
Moviegoing is slowing down as summer winds down. It's the way of things. Even "Barbenheimer" is finally losing theaters though the legs are still impressive; Barbie will cross the rare $600 million domestic mark by next weekend and Oppenheimer crosses $300 any day now which is in its own way even more impressive given the limits of the prestige biopic genre. In an effort to not lose their standings in the "biggest hits of the year" race, Super Mario Bros the Movie and The Little Mermaid reexpanded though Barbie and Oppenheimer have officially leapfrogged them in receipts. Did you hit the movies this weekend? We caught Emma Seligman's irreverent absurd Bottoms which was very funny and surprisingly* violent.
* I skipped the trailer on that one and only went because I loved Emma Seligman's debut, Shiva Baby.
| Weekend Box Office Aug 25-27 🔺 = new or expanding / ★ = Recommended |
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| WIDE (Over 600 Screens) | LIMITED / PLATFORM |
 GRAN TURISMO |
 BOTTOMS |
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1 🔺 GRAN TURISMO $17.4 *NEW* 3856 screens |
1 🔺★ BOTTOMS (US, comedy) $461k *NEW* 10 screens |
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2 ★ BARBIE $15.1 (cum. $592.8) 3736 screens |
2 OLDBOY (South Korea, rerelease) $182k (cum. $1.4) 182 screens |
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3 BLUE BEETLE $12.1 (cum. $45.7) 3,871 screens |
3 ★ THEATER CAMP (US, comedy) $111k (cum. $3.6) |
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4 ★ OPPENHEIMER $8.2 (cum. $299.2) 2872 screens |
4 ★🔺 ASTEROID CITY $83k (cum. $28) 310 screens |
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5 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES MUTANT MAYHEM $7.2 (cum. $99.3) 3,145 screens |
5 ★ THE MIRACLE CLUB (Ireland/UK, drama) $58k (cum. $2.1) |
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6 STRAYS $4.9 (cum. $16.4) 3,232 screens |
6 ★ PASSAGES (France/Germany, drama) $44k (cum. $415k) 66 screens |
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7 MEG 2 THE TRENCH $4.8 (cum. $74.1) 2,932 screens |
7 CATVIDEOFEST 2023 $39k (cum. $366k) 22 screens |
 GOLDA |
 FREMONT |
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8 🔺 RETRIBUTION $3.5 *NEW* 1,750 screens |
8 🔺★ FREMONT (US) $21k *NEW* 4 screens |
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9 🔺 THE HILL $2.3 *NEW* 1,570 screens |
9 LANDSCAPE WITH INVISIBLE HAND $18k (cum. $190k) 212 screens |
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10 TALK TO ME $2 (cum. $41) 1,321 screens |
10 🔺 SCRAPPER (UK) $14k *NEW* 4 screens |
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11 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -DEAD RECKONING PART ONE $2 (cum. $168) 1,680 screens |
11 🔺 THE ELEPHANT 6 RECORDING CO (doc) $14k *NEW* 5 screens |
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12 HAUNTED MANSION $1.9 (cum. $62.1) 1,630 screens |
12 WINTER KILLS (rerelease) $13k (cum. $50k) 2 screens |
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13 🔺★ JURASSIC PARK (30th anniversary) $1.7 *RERELEASE* only 12 movies in wide release |
13 AFIRE (Germany, dramedy) $8k (cum. $204k) 18 screens |
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14 🔺 GOLDA $1.6 *NEW* 883 screens |
14 SHORTCOMING (US, comedy) $7k (cum. $653k) 14 screens |
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15 SOUND OF FREEDOM $1.5 (cum. $180.5) 1,602 screens |
15 HAVE YOU GOT IT YET? THE STORY OF SYD BARRETT AND PINK FLOYD (doc) $6k (cum. $114k) 8 screens |
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16 THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER $730k (cum. $13.2) 1,381 screens |
16 THE UNKNOWN COUNTRY $5k (cum. $42k) 6 screens |
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17 🔺 THE LITTLE MERMAID (2023) $604k (cum. $297.8) 1,600 screens |
17 CHILE '76 (Chile) $5k (cum. $160k) 2 screens |
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18 🔺 SUPER MARIO BROS THE MOVIE $462k (cum. $574.4) 1,451 screens |
18 DAY BY DAY (Sweden, dramedy) $5k (cum. $89k) 13 screens |
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18 movies are in wide release which is the most in ages |
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What did you see? We caught Emma Seligman's irreverent absurd Bottoms which was very funny and surprisingly violent. I say surprisingly only because I skipped the trailer (the violence is baked in to the concept) going because I loved Emma Seligman's debut, Shiva Baby.
THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL starts tomorrow!
Next weekend at the movies?
The Labor Day Weekend is not typically a big moviegoing weekend as people are interested in getting their finally outdoor weekend on. The widest new release will be The Equalizer 3. Other films arriving include Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia, The Good Mother, and Mr Jimmy.