CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports:

Universal’s horror-comedy “Cocaine Bear” blew past box office projections, earning an impressive $23 million from 3,534 North American theaters in its opening weekend.

The blood-splattered animal adventure landed in second place on domestic charts behind Disney’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” which all but collapsed in its sophomore outing.

“Ant-Man 3” managed to remain in first place given its huge $106 million opening, but the comic book installment is suffering from negative word-of-mouth. It added $32.2 million from 4,345 venues in its second weekend of release, marking a brutal 69% decline from its debut.

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#CocaineBear blew past box office projections, earning an impressive $23 million from 3,534 North American theaters in its opening weekend. https://t.co/36ohr7WhyS

— Variety (@Variety) February 26, 2023