The Spider-Man spinoff Kraven the Hunter got off to a disastrous start in North American theaters this weekend. The movie starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson earned only $11 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, making it one of the worst openings for a Marvel-adjacent property. Its box office take was even less than Madame Web's, the AP reports. The weekend's other major studio release was Warner Bros.' animated The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, which pulled in $4.6 million. Made for about $30 million, the movie is set 183 years before the events of The Lord of the Rings films and was fast-tracked to ensure New Line did not lose the rights to Tolkien's novels. Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens have been working on future live-action films for the franchise.
The top of the charts again belonged to Moana 2 and Wicked. Moana added $26.6 million to its domestic total in its third weekend and $57.2 million internationally, bringing its global tally to $717 million. It's now the fourth-highest grossing film of the year. Wicked, which is in its fourth weekend, brought in another $22.5 million to take second place. The Universal musical has made over $359 million domestically and over $500 million worldwide. Gladiator II made $7.8 million, bringing its domestic total to $145.9 million in four weeks.
Below are estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at US and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
- Moana 2, $26.6 million.
- Wicked, $22.5 million.
- Kraven the Hunter, $11 million.
- Gladiator II, $7.8 million.
- Red One, $4.6 million.
- Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, $4.5 million.
- Interstellar (rerelease), $3.3 million.
- Pushpa: The Rule—Part 2, $1.6 million.
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, $1.4 million.
- Queer, $790,954.
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