Box Office – January 6-8, 2023: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, MEGAN, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH, & More

Box Office January 6-8, 2023

The theatrical movie box office results for January 6, 2022 through January 8, 2023 have been released.

Avatar: The Way of Water was Number One at the box office for the fourth week in a row with $45 Million for $516.7 Million so far. Worldwide, the film has made over $1.7 Billion.

Megan premiered in Second Place over the weekend with $30.2 Million so far.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was Third at the box office with $13.1 Million.

A Man Called Otto was Fourth with $4.2 Million.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was Fifth over weekend with $3.3 Million for $445.4 Million so far. Worldwide, the film has made over $825.9 Million.

Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody was Fourth Place with $4.2 Million so far.

Babylon was Fifth at the box office over the weekend with $3.6 Million so far.

These films: Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody, The Whale, Babylon, Violent Night, and The Menu rounded out the top ten respectively.

The films in the Top Ten that opened this weekend at the box office:

M3GAN (stylized as M?GAN and pronounced “Megan”) is a 2022 American science fiction horror film directed by Gerard Johnstone from a screenplay by Akela Cooper and a story by Cooper and James Wan, who produces alongside Jason Blum. It stars Allison Williams and Violet McGraw, with Amie Donald physically portraying M3GAN and Jenna Davis voicing the character. It follows the eponymous artificially intelligent doll who develops self-awareness and becomes hostile to anyone who comes between her and her human companion.

Next week sees the release of: The Devil Conspiracy, Plane, On Sacred Ground, The Offering, and a plethora of other films. Find my predictions on these releases in the weekly The Bottom Line column. A preview: Avatar: The Way of Water will be Number One at the box office for the fifth week in a row.

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