Super Bowl Takes Big Bite Out Of Movie Business At Weekend Box Office

Image from “Dog Man.”

DreamWorks/Universal Pictures

Super Bowl weekend is putting the hurt on box office newcomers Love Hurts and Heart Eyes in theaters.

Last weekend’s No. 1 film, Dog Man, is also feeling the pain. According to Deadline, Dog Man—an animated family comedy starring the voices of Pete Davidson, Lil Rel Howery, Isla Fisher and Ricky Gervais—is seeing a 61% drop in business at the domestic box office after earning $36 million in its first Friday to Sunday frame.

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The trade publication is projecting Dog Man will earn $13.7 million through Sunday, which will boost the DreamWorks/Universal Pictures release’s overall domestic take to $54.1 million. Despite the huge drop in business, Dog Man, which is playing in 3,857 North American theaters, is projected to hold onto the No. 1 spot.

Sony Pictures Entertainment projects that the Valentine’s Day-themed horror thriller Heart Eyes—which is a product of Sony subsidiary Screen Gems—will earn anywhere from $8.5 million to $10 million in its opening weekend from 3,102 theaters.

Meanwhile, Deadline projects that the action-comedy Love Hurts—starring Oscar winners Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose—will take in $6 million from 3,055 North American theaters.

Mufasa (voiced by Aaron Pierre) and Taka (voiced by Kelvin Harrison Jr.) in “Mufasa: The Lion King.”

Disney Enterprises

‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Is Holding Strong In The Box Office Top 5

Among the slate of recent releases staking their claims in the domestic box office top five is one outlier—Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King—which has been a mainstay in theaters since its Dec. 20 opening.

Per Deadline, Mufasa: The Lion King is projected to earn $4.2 million from 2,945 theaters to boost its domestic tally to $235 million in its first eight weeks. The Disney animated and live-action hybrid announced last week that the film is coming to digital streaming later this month.

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Wrapping up the domestic box office top five is Warner Bros./New Line Cinema’s horror thriller Companion, which Deadline projects will earn $3.4 million from 3,285 theaters to up its domestic tally to $15.8 million since its Jan. 31 opening.

Note: This box office report will be updated throughout to weekend with domestic and international numbers as they become available. Final numbers for this weekend’s box office will be released on Monday.

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