{"id":36659,"date":"2025-01-12T13:28:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T18:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/?p=36659"},"modified":"2025-01-15T16:04:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T21:04:40","slug":"weekend-box-office-den-of-thieves-2-steals-1-from-holdovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/weekend-box-office-den-of-thieves-2-steals-1-from-holdovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Box Office: DEN OF THIEVES 2 Steals #1 From Holdovers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-den-of-thieves-2-pantera-lionsgate-new-15-5m-domestic-opening-weekend\">1. Den of Thieves 2: Pantera<br>Lionsgate | NEW<br>$15.5M Domestic Opening Weekend<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Lion King <\/em>was taken down by Lionsgate&#8217;s &#8220;panther&#8221; as <em>Den of Thieves 2: Pantera<\/em> gave the studio its first #1 since November 2023\u2019s <em>The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds &amp; Snakes<\/em>. The 7-years-later action heist sequel took an estimated $15.5M on 3,008 screens for a per-screen average of $5,153. That&#8217;s nearly identical to the $15.2M the 2018 original opened to this same timeframe, although that was only in 2,432 locations with a higher PSA (a sign of the times as many recent sequels have not shown growth parallel to inflation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the 3-Day looked&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Friday &#8211; $5.85M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday &#8211; $5.85M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday &#8211; $3.8M<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides the typical January box office doldrums, external factors like winter weather in Texas and catastrophic fires ravaging California, so weekend attendance was down over 20% compared to the MLK frame last year when debuts of <em>Mean Girls<\/em> ($28.6M) and <em>The Beekeeper<\/em> ($16.5M) topped the charts. Still, this is a win for the beleaguered studio (who inherited the <em>Thieves<\/em> franchise from STX) and 55-year-old star Gerard Butler, who hasn&#8217;t had a #1 movie since August 2019&#8217;s <em>Angel Has Fallen<\/em> ($21.3M).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While critical was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/den_of_thieves_2_pantera\">58% on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> (above the original&#8217;s 41%), CinemaScore was a &#8220;B+,&#8221; and Rotten Tomatoes audience score was 78%, indicating overall approval. PostTrak had audience reactions at 3 &amp; 1\/2 stars and 72% positive, with 64% men attending. Most of those males were older, with 79% of ticket buyers coming in over age 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-other-notable-performances\">Other Notable Performances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though it slid back to the #2 spot with $13.2M (-44% drop), Disney&#8217;s <em>Mufasa: The Lion King<\/em> has now passed the $500M mark with $539.7M globally. Meanwhile, its family rival Sonic the Hedgehog 3 came in third with $11M, enough to slide it past the $200M landmark domestically with $204.5M. Universal&#8217;s <em>Wicked<\/em> (#7, $5M) is now within striking distance of the $700M mark with a $697.6M global total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roadside Attractions&#8217; <em>The Last Showgirl<\/em>, starring an awards-buzzy Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis, opened wide after an Academy qualifier in December with $1.5M in 807 locations to place at #10. Both actresses received Screen Actors Guild nods this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paramount&#8217;s unconventional rock star biopic <em>Better Man <\/em>expanded from the six screens of its last two frames into 1,291 locations, where it grossed an estimated $1.05M for a $813 PSA. Disinterest in the film -in which singer Robbie Williams is depicted as a CGI monkey&#8211;also extends overseas, where the movie has already collected $7.7M<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sunday-s-studio-weekend-estimates-weekend-2-2025-total-3-day-domestic-estimates-76-386-331m-21-4-vs-2024\">Sunday\u2019s Studio Weekend Estimates<br>Weekend 2 \u2013 2025<br>Total 3-Day Domestic Estimates:<br>$76,386,331M | (-21.4% vs 2024)<\/h2>\n\n\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"197\" \/>\n<col width=\"126\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"120\" \/>\n<col width=\"126\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"157\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Title<\/td>\n<td>Weekend Estimate<\/td>\n<td>% Change<\/td>\n<td>Locations<\/td>\n<td>Location Change<\/td>\n<td>PSA<\/td>\n<td>Domestic Total<\/td>\n<td>Week<\/td>\n<td>Distributor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Den of Thieves 2: Pantera<\/td>\n<td>$15,500,000<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>3,008<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>$5,153<\/td>\n<td>$15,500,000<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Lionsgate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mufasa: The Lion King<\/td>\n<td>$13,200,000<\/td>\n<td>-44%<\/td>\n<td>3,620<\/td>\n<td>-305<\/td>\n<td>$3,646<\/td>\n<td>$188,777,479<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Walt Disney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sonic the Hedgehog 3<\/td>\n<td>$11,000,000<\/td>\n<td>-48%<\/td>\n<td>$3,582<\/td>\n<td>-164<\/td>\n<td>$3,071<\/td>\n<td>$204,515,000<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Paramount Pi\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nosferatu<\/td>\n<td>$6,800,000<\/td>\n<td>-48%<\/td>\n<td>$3,082<\/td>\n<td>-50<\/td>\n<td>$2,206<\/td>\n<td>$81,807,000<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Focus Features<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Moana 2<\/td>\n<td>$6,500,000<\/td>\n<td>-48%<\/td>\n<td>$3,170<\/td>\n<td>-175<\/td>\n<td>$2,050<\/td>\n<td>$434,855,208<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Walt Disney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A Complete Unknown<\/td>\n<td>$5,000,000<\/td>\n<td>-39%<\/td>\n<td>$2,815<\/td>\n<td>-20<\/td>\n<td>$1,776<\/td>\n<td>$50,847,682<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Searchlight \u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wicked<\/td>\n<td>$5,000,000<\/td>\n<td>-50%<\/td>\n<td>2,967<\/td>\n<td>-320<\/td>\n<td>$1,685<\/td>\n<td>$458,900,000<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Universal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Babygirl<\/td>\n<td>$3,098,318<\/td>\n<td>-31%<\/td>\n<td>1,887<\/td>\n<td>-277<\/td>\n<td>$1,642<\/td>\n<td>$21,738,200<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>A24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Brutalist<\/td>\n<td>$1,387,740<\/td>\n<td>468%<\/td>\n<td>68<\/td>\n<td>60<\/td>\n<td>$20,408<\/td>\n<td>$2,742,117<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>A24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gladiator II<\/td>\n<td>$1,200,000<\/td>\n<td>-54%<\/td>\n<td>1,329<\/td>\n<td>-419<\/td>\n<td>$903<\/td>\n<td>$170,989,000<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Paramount Pi\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Homestead<\/td>\n<td>$1,089,540<\/td>\n<td>-46%<\/td>\n<td>1,500<\/td>\n<td>-200<\/td>\n<td>$726<\/td>\n<td>$19,263,120<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Angel Studios<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Better Man<\/td>\n<td>$1,050,000<\/td>\n<td>+3,924<\/td>\n<td>1,291<\/td>\n<td>+1,285<\/td>\n<td>$813<\/td>\n<td>$1,153,000<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Paramount Pi\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kraven the Hunter<\/td>\n<td>$345,000<\/td>\n<td>-67%<\/td>\n<td>1,004<\/td>\n<td>-858<\/td>\n<td>$344<\/td>\n<td>$24,439,000<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Sony Pictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Fire Inside<\/td>\n<td>$307,998<\/td>\n<td>-74%<\/td>\n<td>1,022<\/td>\n<td>-1,010<\/td>\n<td>$301<\/td>\n<td>$7,861,083<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Amazon MGM 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Den of Thieves 2: PanteraLionsgate | NEW$15.5M Domestic Opening Weekend The Lion King was taken down by Lionsgate&#8217;s &#8220;panther&#8221; as Den of Thieves 2: Pantera gave the studio its first #1 since November 2023\u2019s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds &amp; Snakes. 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