"Magic Mike’s Last Dance" is #1 during Super Bowl Weekend Box Office

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Magic Mike’s Last Dance Leads Slow Super Bowl Weekend with $8.2 Million
by Rebecca Rubin
Feb. 12, 2023


Super Bowl weekend, which is the biggest TV event of the year, is rarely a busy time for moviegoing, and this Sunday’s matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs is no exception.

Overall ticket sales topped out at $51 million, according to Comscore, which is down from the $84 million generated in 2020 and the $75 million generated in 2019.







Magic Mike’s Last Dance, the third chapter in Channing Tatum’s steamy stripper series, topped a glacial Super Bowl weekend at the box office, generating a decent $8.2 million from only 1,500 North American theaters.

It’s the softest start yet in the decade-old franchise following 2012’s Magic Mike (which opened to $39 million) and 2015’s Magic Mike XXL (which opened to $12.8 million).




The first two installments were huge commercial hits, ultimately grossing $167 million and $117 million respectively on economical budgets.

The threequel is available on half the number of screens as its predecessors and collected $5,467 per location, the best theater average in the top five.

Last Dance added $10.4 million at the international box office, boosting its global tally to $18.6 million.







James Cameron's blockbuster, Avatar: The Way of Water, secured the No. 2 spot with $6.9 million from 3,065 theaters in its ninth weekend of release.

So far, The Way of Water has grossed $647 million in North America and $2.176 billion globally.







James Cameron's other blockbuster, Titantic's 25th anniversary re-release, sailed into third place with $6.4 million from 2,464 cinemas, which isn’t bad for a movie that premiered on the big screen a quarter of a century ago and remains widely available at home.

Clearly, Magic Mike 3 and Titanic were timed for Valentine’s Day on Tuesday and also worked as counter-programming against the big game.







Paramount’s octogenarian comedy 80 for Brady stayed strong in its sophomore outing, dipping 53% to add $6 million from 3,939 locations.

The film has earned $24.9 million to date. It’s a pretty good result for the $28 million-budgeted movie, which is expected to remain a draw for older female audiences in the coming weeks.







Two titles from Universal Pictures, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and Knock at the Cabin, are tied for fifth place, with each film bringing in $5.5 million.

The Puss in Boots sequel, now in its eighth weekend of release, has generated a mighty $158 million to date.

M. Night Shyamalan’s psychological thriller Knock at the Cabin has earned $23.4 million in its two weeks in theaters.

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February 10-12, 2023: Weekend Studio Estimates

1. Magic Mike's Last Dance $8,200,000
2. Avatar: The Way of Water $6,884,000 / $646,919,731
3. Titanic $6,400,000
4. 80 for Brady $6,001,000 / $24,970,658
5. Knock at the Cabin $5,501,000 / $23,446,995
6. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish $5,500,000 / $158,495,205
7. A Man Called Otto $2,625,000 / $57,405,474
8. Missing $2,600,000 / $26,626,121
9. M3GAN $2,371,000 / $90,928,55
10. Plane $1,185,000 / $30,769,868