Hollywood is largely ceding attention to football this weekend. The survival thriller “Send Help” repeated as the weekend's No. 1 film at the box office and the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” fell sharply in its second weekend. Super Bowl weekend is typically one of the year's lowest for movie attendance.
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Doctors wish they wouldn'tSecurity concerns and skepticism are bursting the bubble of Moltbook, the viral AI social forumSpecial prosecutor to get cases of man who says North Carolina religious group beat him in 2013Policía arresta a docenas de manifestantes en protesta por la muerte de Renee Good en Minneapolis | A movie theater puts up a poster for the screening of a documentary about Melania Trump, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. Director Sam Raimi, from left, Rachel McAdams, Dylan O’Brien and producer Zainab Azizi pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere for the film “Send Help” in London, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. This image released by Vertical Entertainment shows Christoph Waltz, background center, in a scene from “Dracula.” A movie theater puts up a poster for the screening of a documentary about Melania Trump, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. A movie theater puts up a poster for the screening of a documentary about Melania Trump, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. Director Sam Raimi, from left, Rachel McAdams, Dylan O’Brien and producer Zainab Azizi pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere for the film “Send Help” in London, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Director Sam Raimi, from left, Rachel McAdams, Dylan O’Brien and producer Zainab Azizi pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere for the film “Send Help” in London, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. This image released by Vertical Entertainment shows Christoph Waltz, background center, in a scene from “Dracula.” This image released by Vertical Entertainment shows Christoph Waltz, background center, in a scene from “Dracula.” NEW YORK — Hollywood largely ceded attention to football over a slow box-office weekend, with the survival thriller “Send Help” repeating as No. 1 in ticket sales and theis typically one of the lowest attended moviegoing times of the year. It was the second slowest weekend last year and in 2024 it ranked dead last for moviegoing. Studios instead put their focus on advertising movies for the massive television audience. Among the trailers expected to hit the NFL broadcast Sunday were The Walt Disney Co.'s “Mandalorian and Grogu,” Lionsgate’s Michael Jackson biopic, “Michael” and Universal Pictures’ “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.” In North American theaters, the Disney.-20th Century Studios release “Send Help,” directed by Sam Raimi, lead all films with $10 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. With $53.7 million globally thus far, the R-rated survival thriller has proved a solid midbudget success. Disney meanwhile watched its remarkably long-lasting“Melania,” from Amazon MGM, added 300 theaters in its second weekend but dropped steeply with to $2.4 million in ticket sales, down 67% fromThe rapid downturn means the Brett Ratner-directed documentary is likely heading toward flop territory given its high price tag. Amazon MGM paid $40 million for film rights, plus some $35 million to market it. The North American total for “Melania” stands at $13.4 million. Amazon MGM has not released international figures, though they’re expected to be paltry. Kevin Wilson, head of domestic distribution for the studio, said the movie’s box-office performance “is a critical first moment that validates our wholistic distribution strategy, building awareness, engagement, and provides momentum ahead of the film’s eventual debut on Prime Video.” The film’s ticket sales — which would be very good for a less expensive documentary — were a talking point throughout the week. Late-night hosts Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel hammered the movie’s sales. Kimmel called them a “rigged outcome.” Elsewhere in theaters, the Italy-set Kevin James romantic comedy “Solo Mio” debuted with a robust $7.2 million, a major win for Angel Studios, best known for its faith-based releases. “Stray Kids: The Dominate Experience,” a K-pop concert film released by Bleecker Street, launched with $5.6 million, and an additional $13.2 million overseas. The Luc Besson-directed Bram Stoker adaptationOne of the most unusual releases in theaters, however, remains the low-budget indie “Iron Lung.” The YouTube filmmaker Markiplier, whose real name is Mark Fischbach, self-financed and self-distributed the R-rated video game adaptation, along with writing, directing and starring in it. In its second weekend, “Iron Lung” collected $6.2 million, bringing its two-week total to $31.2 million. It cost $3 million to make.With final domestic figures being released Monday, this list factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore:Coyle has been a film critic and covered the movie industry for The Associated Press since 2013. He is based in New York City.
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