Movie goers in North America passed through the final weekend of February 2024. Wonka is the highest grossing film so far this year, having generated a total gross of $214 million at the domestic box office. After that, Mean Girls, the musical re-imagining of the 2004 hit, has claimed the second spot at the domestic box office with a total gross of $72.1 million.
The third-highest grossing film at the domestic box office in 2024 is a film that also claimed the top spot for the second straight weekend in late February. Bob Marley: One Love generated $13.5 million total gross over the February 23-25 weekend. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Hashira Training made its debut at the cinema this week and claimed the second spot over the weekend, delivering a total gross of $11.5 million. Ordinary Angels was another new release that found itself in the top three movies at the late February box office. The film generated a total gross of $6.50 million over this past weekend.
Madame Web, which turned in a hugely disappointing box office performance in its opening weekend, was also trashed by critics. The Marvel release generated a total gross of $6.00 million. Migration rounded out the top five at the weekend box office. It generated a total gross of $3.00 million this past weekend.
AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) stock has plunged 27% in 2024 as of close on Friday, February 23. AMC and its peers will look to Dune: Part Two to begin what the industry hopes is a strong stretch into the spring and summer months.