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Melania Doc's $8M Opening Stuns Hollywood
8 Feb
Summary
- Melania documentary achieves an $8 million opening weekend.
- Send Help dominates charts with $10 million despite competition.
- Zootopia 2 now ranks fifth globally at the international box office.
The Melania documentary achieved a remarkable $8 million opening weekend, marking the strongest debut for a documentary in ten years. This performance is particularly noteworthy given its billing as the most expensive documentary ever made. Despite the cold weather and the Super Bowl, "Send Help" by Disney secured the top domestic spot for its second weekend, grossing $10 million. The horror-thriller has earned $35.8 million domestically and $17.9 million internationally, totaling $53.7 million against a $40 million budget.
Further bolstering Disney's success, "Zootopia 2" has climbed to fifth place among Hollywood's highest-grossing international titles, surpassing "Avengers: Infinity War." "Avatar: Fire & Ash" also ascended the international chart. "Solo Mio" opened in second place with $7.2 million, while Markiplier's directorial debut, "Iron Lung," secured third place with $6 million, benefiting from a massive YouTube fanbase. The K-pop concert film "Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience" launched in fourth with $5.7 million domestically and $5.6 million overseas.
