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Movie Monday: ‘Den of Thieves 2’ Steals Weekend Win

It wasn’t a particularly impressive victory. But Den of Thieves 2: Pantera still managed to overcome a bevy of holdovers to claim the weekend win. It galumphed to $15.5 million in North America—just a touch better than the original Den of Thieves managed back in 2018.

Den of Thieves 2 ended Mufasa: The Lion King’s one-week reign at the box office. But it’s not like the film fell off a cliff: Mufasa slipped to second with $13.2 million, marking the fourth straight weekend that the film has finished in the top two. Mufasa has now collected $188.8 million stateside, and a very kingly $539.7 million worldwide. 

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 suffered its own tiny tumble, slipping from second place to third. It earned another $11 million this weekend, pumping up its own domestic high score to $204.5 million. Worldwide, Sonic 3 has earned $384.8 million.

Nosferatu finished fourth with $6.8 million, still clearly thriving in these dark days of winter. Moana 2 locked down the No. 5 slot with $6.5 million. Its total domestic tally now stands at a very comfortable $434.9 million—far more than the original Moana earned in 2016 ($248.8 million).

A few other films with Oscar aspirations rolled a bit wider this weekend. The Last Showgirl kicked its way into 870 screens and earned $1.5 million—good enough for 10th place. The Brutalist (fresh off several Golden Globe wins) finished just behind Showgirl with $1.4 million. But given that the nearly four-hour movie was playing on just 68 screens, that’s a strong showing indeed.

Better Man, about a singer who looks an awful lot like a chimpanzee, proved to be more chump than chimp. Expanding to nearly 1,300 screens, the movie could only manage a $1.1 million opening. Time will tell if Better Man will see better days.

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Paul Asay

Paul Asay has been part of the Plugged In staff since 2007, watching and reviewing roughly 15 quintillion movies and television shows. He’s written for a number of other publications, too, including Time, The Washington Post and Christianity Today. The author of several books, Paul loves to find spirituality in unexpected places, including popular entertainment, and he loves all things superhero. His vices include James Bond films, Mountain Dew and terrible B-grade movies. He’s married, has two children and a neurotic dog, runs marathons on occasion and hopes to someday own his own tuxedo. Feel free to follow him on Twitter @AsayPaul.

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