NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 On a quiet winter weekend at the box office, DreamWorks Animationsa国际传媒 鈥淒og Man鈥 chased its own tail, repeating as the top movie in theaters.
The animated Universal Pictures release, adapted from Dav Pilkeysa国际传媒 popular graphic novel series, collected $13.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Both new releases 鈥 the Ke Huy Quan action movie 鈥淟ove Hurts鈥 and the Valentinesa国际传媒 Day-themed slasher 鈥淗eart Eyes鈥 鈥 were left nipping at the heels of 鈥淒og Man.鈥
Hollywood often largely punts to the small screen. Last year, debuted on the same weekend. Instead, the movie industry spends more energy pitching its blockbusters in trailers for the huge football audience on TV.
It wasn鈥檛 a banner weekend for 鈥淒og Man.鈥 It fell steeply, dropping 62% in it second weekend. But with a production budget of $40 million, 鈥淒og Man鈥 has already tallied $54.1 million domestically in two weeks.
Coming in second was Spyglass Media Groupsa国际传媒 鈥淗eart Eyes,鈥 released by Sony. The horror-rom-com mashup earned $8.5 million from 3,102 locations. Reviews have been good for the film, directed by Josh Ruben and starring Oliva Holt and Mason Gooding, though audiences were less impressed. Moviegoers gave it a 鈥淏-鈥 CinemaScore. Spyglass made 鈥淗eart Eyes鈥 for $18 million.
the action comedy from 87North Productions (鈥淛ohn Wick,鈥 鈥淭he Fall Guy鈥), debuted with a paltry $5.8 million in 3,055 theaters. In his first big movie role since in 鈥淓verything All at Once,鈥 Ke Huy Quan stars as a mild-mannered realtor with a hitman past. Ariana DeBose co-stars. It, too, was modestly budgeted at $18 million. Audiences, however, mostly rejected the movie, giving 鈥淟ove Hurts鈥 a 鈥淐+鈥 CinemaScore.
Next weekend should bring Hollywood its biggest box-office weekend of the year with the release of Marvelsa国际传媒 鈥淐aptain America: Brave New World鈥 and Sonysa国际传媒 鈥淧addington in Peru.鈥
Final domestic figures will be released Monday. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore:
1. 鈥淒og Man,鈥 $13.7 million.
2. 鈥淗eart Eyes,鈥 $8.5 million.
3. 鈥淟ove Hurts,鈥 $5.8 million.
4. 鈥淢ufasa: The Lion King,鈥 $3.9 million.
5. 鈥淐ompanion,鈥 $3 million.
6. 鈥淥ne of Them Days,鈥 $3 million.
7. 鈥淏ecoming Led Zeppelin,鈥 $2.6 million.
8. 鈥淔light Risk,鈥 $2.6 million.
9. 鈥淪onic the Hedgehog,鈥 $1.8 million.
10. 鈥淢oana 3,鈥 $1.5 million.
