This graph shows Mckenna Grace’s score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. The Star Score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies (based on box office) in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on..
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
Despite opening in just 3,003 theaters, newcomer Chainsaw Man—The Movie: Reze Arc slashed its way to the top of the weekend box office, carving out an impressive $18 million in its debut. The anime feature was trailed by another fresh contender, Regretting You, which earned $13.69 million in its opening frame. The newcomers pushed former champ Black Phone 2 down to third place in its sophomore weekend. With Halloween weekend in full swing, audiences are being treated to a menagerie of new releases, some hitting theaters as early as Wednesday, and others gearing up for a Friday debut.
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Black Phone 2 dialed up a stronger-than-expected $27.33 million in its domestic debut over the weekend, knocking former chart topper Tron: Ares out of the top spot. As usual, the upcoming weekend ushers in a wave of new releases vying to carve out their place at the box office and claim the title of the nation’s number-one film.
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After a lackluster few weeks, this weekend sees three new films open wide, along with an even wider expansion for Dumb Money. While none of this week’s new arrivals will likely make a monumental splash, they should nevertheless deliver a fun and competitive weekend at the domestic box office, while providing movie aficionados with a wider range of genres to choose from.
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I, Tonya was a player during this most recent Awards Season earning a lot of nominations and even picked up several wins. The film will finish with $30 million domestically, which is great for a limited release. Did it deserve this success?
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At the time of writing this review, Gifted is the biggest limited release hit of the year. (By the time you read the review, it will likely have fallen to second place behind The Big Sick.) On the other hand, its Tomatometer Score was merely good and not great. Did it just get lucky? Or does it deserve its box office success.
It is a busy week for limited releases with more than a dozen titles on this week’s list. This includes a quartet of releases with good reviews and loud buzz. Gifted’s reviews are good, but likely not good enough for limited release. That said, it has a shot at becoming a sleeper hit. Their Finest is a stellar British World War II dramedy, but the cast is more famous in the U.K. than here. Your Name is arguably the best film on this week’s list and it is a monster hit worldwide. However, it is playing in over 300 theaters and that might turn out to be too many. This leaves Colossal as the film with the best shot at mainstream success. Its reviews are not the best, but the combination of reviews, cast, buzz, and commercial viability is.
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