Villains will remain at the top of the box office
1. The bad guys
- second week
- Weekend: $14.4 million
- Total: $42.7 million
After a life of legendary heists, notorious criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula are finally arrested. To avoid jail time, the animal outlaws must pull off their toughest con to date: becoming model citizens. Under the tutelage of their mentor, Professor Marmalade, the dodgy gang set out to trick the world into telling them they’re getting good.
Pierre Perifel directs The villains from a screenplay written by Etan Cohen, based on Aaron Blabey’s series of children’s books. The film’s voice cast includes Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Anthony Ramos, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Lilly Singh and Alex Borstein.
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2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Week 4
- Weekend: $9.7 million
- Total: $159.3 million
After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns with a new partner, Knuckles, in search of a mystical emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a journey around the world to find the Emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.
Jeff Fowler directs sonic the hedgehog 2 from a screenplay written by Pat Casey, Josh Miller and John Whittington. The film stars Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Lee Majdoub, Idris Elba and Jim Carrey.
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3. Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets
- second week
- Weekend: $7.5 million
- Total: $78.8 million
Professor Albus Dumbledore knows that the powerful dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is about to take over the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he assigns magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead a fearless team of wizards and witches. They soon encounter an array of beasts old and new as they battle Grindelwald’s growing legion of followers.
David Yates directed Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets from a screenplay written by JK Rowling and Steve Kloves. The film stars Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, Katherine Waterston and Mads Mikkelsen.
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4. The Northman
- second week
- Weekend: $6 million
- Total: $22.4 million
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy’s mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking raiding Slavic villages. He soon meets a clairvoyant who reminds him of his wish: to save his mother, kill his uncle, avenge his father.
Robert Eggers is directing The Northman from a screenplay he co-wrote with Sjón, based on the legend of Amleth. The film stars Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk and Willem Dafoe.
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5. Everything everywhere at once
- fifth week
- Weekend: $5.3 million
- Total: $35.2 million
When an interdimensional rift exposes reality, an unlikely heroine must channel her newfound powers to battle the strange and confusing dangers of the multiverse as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert directed Everything everywhere all at once. The film stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., James Hong and Jamie Lee Curtis.
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6. The unbearable weight of massive talent
- second week
- Weekend: $3.6 million
- Total: $13.1 million
Dissatisfied and facing financial ruin, actor Nick Cage accepts a million dollar offer to attend a wealthy fan’s birthday party. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when a CIA agent recruits Cage for an unusual assignment. Assuming the role of a lifetime, he soon finds himself channeling his most iconic and beloved characters to save himself and his loved ones.
Tom Gormican directed The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, which he co-wrote with Kevin Etten. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Neil Patrick Harris and Tiffany Haddish.
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7. The Lost City
- Sixth week
- Weekend: $3.5 million
- Total: $90.4 million
Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic locations in her popular adventure novels which feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on a promotional tour for her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes he can lead her to the lost treasure of an ancient city from her latest story. Determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of his books, Alan sets out to rescue him.
Aaron and Adam Nee directed The lost city from a screenplay they co-wrote with Oren Uziel and Dana Fox, based on the story by Seth Gordon. The film stars Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Brad Pitt.
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8. Memory
- Opening weekend
- Total: $3.1 million
When Alex, an expert assassin, refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization, he becomes a target. Agents from the FBI and Mexican intelligence are brought in to investigate the trail of the bodies, bringing them closer to Alex. With the crime syndicate and the FBI hot on his trail, Alex has the skills to stay one step ahead, with one exception: he’s dealing with severe memory loss, affecting his every move. Alex must question his every action and who he can ultimately trust.
Martin Campbell conducts Memory from a screenplay by Dario Scardapane, redo the belgian film The Alzheimer case based on the novel By Zaak Alzheimer by Jef Geeraerts. The film stars Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce, Monica Bellucci, Harold Torres, Taj Atwal and Ray Fearon.
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9. Acharya
- Opening weekend
- Total: $2 million
A Naxalite sets out to clean up corruption in a temple city.
Koratala Siva directed Acharya. It stars Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan and Pooja Hegde.
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10. Father Stu
- Third week
- Weekend: $615,000
- Total: $17.3 million
When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long moves to Los Angeles to find money and fame. While working as a supermarket worker, he meets Carmen, a Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad boy charm. Determined to woo her, the lifelong agnostic begins going to church to impress her. However, a motorcycle accident leaves him wondering if he can use his second chance to help others, which leads him to the startling realization that he’s supposed to be a Catholic priest.
Rosalind Ross wrote and directed Father Stu, based on the true story by Stuart Long. The films star Mark Wahlberg, Jacki Weaver and Mel Gibson.
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