COVID, weather, Christmas falling on a weekend -- whatever excuses are going to be used, these frosty, unimpressive tallies speak for themselves.
1.) Avatar: The Way of Water (Dis/20th) 4,202 theaters, Fri $19.5M (-63%), 3-day $55M (-59%)/4-day $82M/Total: $279.7M/ Wk 2
2.) Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Uni) 4,099 theaters, Fri $3.8M, 3-day $11.1M, 4-day $17.4M/Total $24.3M/Wk 1
3.) I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Sony) 3,625 theaters, Fri $2M 3-day $5.3M-$5.5M 4-day $8M-$10M/Wk 1
4.) Babylon (Par) 3,343 theaters Fri $1.47M 3-day $3.34M 4-day $5M/Wk 1
5.) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Dis) 2,250 (-1130) theaters, Fri $1M (-30%) 3 day $2.65M (-50%)/4-day $3.89M/Total $426.5M/Wk 7
6.) Violent Night (Uni) 2,562 (-966) Fri $970K (-32%) 3-day $2.65M (-48%) 4-day $3.5M Total $41.9M/Wk 4