Box Office Battle: ‘Argylle’ wins worst Super Bowl weekend in decades

“Box Office Battle” is The Fly’s weekly roundup of what movies topped the weekend’s box office.

Matthew Vaughn’s spy comedy “Argylle” won the Super Bowl weekend at the North American box office with just $6.5M, with revenue falling to historic lows as Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas. Combined sales for the weekend were around an estimated $40M, making this the worst showing for a Super Bowl weekend in over three decades outside of 2021, the peak of the COVID pandemic crisis, according to ComScore. The movie’s domestic tally barely surpassed $28M, according to Apple (AAPL) Original Films and distribution partner Universal (CMCSA).

BOX OFFICE RUNNER-UPS: Focus Features’ horror-comedy “Lisa Frankenstein” placed number two with a $3.8M debut. Behind it was Amazon (AMZN) subsidiary MGM’s “The Beekeeper,” grossing $3.5M from 3,057 locations. “The Chosen: Season 4, Episodes 1-3” placed number four with another $3.2M. Rounding out the top five, Warner Bros.’ (WBD) “Wonka” earned an estimated $3.1M from 2,764 theaters.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:

1. “Argylle” – $6.5M
2. “Lisa Frankenstein” – $3.8M
3. “The Beekeeper” – $3.5M
4. “The Chosen: Season 4 Episodes 1-3” – $3.2M
5. “Wonka” – $3.1M

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