Box Office Recap – 12/26/2018
‘AQUAMAN’ SWIMS TO $67M VICTORY – (12/26/2018)
As expected, Aquaman emerged victorious at the box office this long weekend, taking an estimated $67 million.
Critics weren’t as enthused: Aquaman currently has a 64 on Rotten Tomatoes, but audience buzz is good. Aquaman earned an A- on CinemaScore. The film stars Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson and Nicole Kidman, among others.
The House of Mouse released the Emily Blunt-toplined Mary Poppins Returns, bringing in $23 million and helping to push Disney past a domestic annual gross of $3 billion for the second time in three years, the only studio to reach that park. Observers predict Mary Poppins will have long legs; critics approved, giving the movie a 77, and audiences agreed, with an A- on CinemaScore.
Paramount’s Bumblebee rounds out the top 3 with $21 million.
| 1 | Aquaman | $67,400,000 | ||
| 2 | Mary Poppins Returns | $23,523,121 | ||
| 3 | Bumblebee | $21,610,000 | ||
| 4 | Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse | $16,635,000 | ||
| 5 | The Mule | $9,727,000 | ||
| 6 | Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018) | $8,548,370 | ||
| 7 | Second Act | $6,480,000 | ||
| 8 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | $4,702,425 | ||
| 9 | Welcome to Marwen | $2,366,560 | ||
| 10 | Mary Queen of Scots | $2,277,820 |
