Brazilian historical drama I’m Still Here starring Golden Globe winner Fernanda Torres debuted to a strong $25,082 per-screen average in a low-grossing Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend at the US box office.
Released through Sony Pictures Classics, Walter Salles’ Venice premiere about a matriarch whose husband disappears during the Brazilian dictatorship in the 1970s earned $125,409 on five screens, rising to a $153,078 running total.
Sony/TriStar reported its female-led R-rated comedy One Of Them Days opened well on an estimated $11.6m over three days, which would place it number one fractionally ahead of Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King on $11.5m when final numbers are confirmed.
Keke Palmer stars alongside SZA in her acting debut in the tale of friends who experience a wild day trying to avoid eviction. Lawrence Lamont directed and the production reportedly cost $14m, setting it on the path to a straightforward financial recoupment.
However Mufasa may have pipped One Of Them Days at the post over the four-day period, earning an estimated $15.5m compared to $14m for its rival, resulting in a $209.8m running total after five weekends.
Blumhouse and Universal’s horror Wolf Man arrived at number three on an underwhelming $12m through Monday, mitigated somewhat by a reported $25m production cost. Leigh Whannell directed Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner in the tale of a family man who transforms into a monster on a weekend getaway.
Overall this was one of the lowest-grossing MLK holiday weekends, with all releases accounting for approximately $100m. In terms of individual MLK weekend grosses, historically there are at least 30 films that earned more than this weekend’s top titles.
Why? With the exception of Wolf Man, and One Of Them Days, which exceeded expectations, there were no major new releases. Existing films have notched up some strong numbers, however. Besides Mufasa, Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog 3 in fourth place will have amassed approximately $218.9m by Tuesday after five sessions, and Disney/Pixar’s Moana 2 in sixth place stands at $442.8m after eight.
Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu in seventh place is also performing well. In its fourth weekend, Focus Features is projecting a $5.1m four-day haul for a $90.2m running total.
Last weekend’s champion Den Of Thieves: Pantera tumbled 56.1% and four slots to number five in its second session through Lionsgate on a projected $7.8m over four days for $27.3m.
A24’s period drama The Brutalist, directed by Brady Corbet and starring Adrien Brody – both are Golden Globe winners – is projected to add $2.4m over four days from 338 to reach $5.9m after five weekends. The story of an architect who flees post-war Europe and strikes up an adversarial relationship with a wealthy patron held firm at number 11. It is also playing in 70mm and Imax and will continue to expand this week.
Greg Kwedar’s prison drama Sing Sing starring Colman Domingo returned to theatres this weekend where it played in 560 sites at the same time as it was made available to more than one million prisoners across 46 states. Ranking 15th, it earned $289,829 through A24, combining with 2024 grosses for $3.1m.
The distributor also has Halina Reijn’s Babygirl starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson in release. In its fourth session the erotic drama fell two places to number 10 and is projected to add $2.5m over four days for $25.8m.
Bleecker Street reported that Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste as a misanthrope is earning $190,874 from 121 screens over four days to settle on $420,828 after two sessions, ranking 24th.
Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner Anora at number 23 is adding $227,100 over four for $14.8m from Neon after 14 weekends, while Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed Of The Sacred Fig ranks 32nd and is on course to earn $44,155 over four days for $438,256 after eight sessions.
Mubi opened Grand Theft Hamlet, a documentary co-directed by Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls, who staged the Shakespeare play within the confines of the video game Grand Theft Auto, arrived at number 29 on $79,000 from 75 theatres.
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