In the January issue of The Numbers Business Report we look back at the domestic box office for 2023, and look ahead to what will drive the industry in 2024. Here are some key takeaways from our lead article…

Horror comedy starring Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse opens in theaters February 9 … Full Movie Details. A coming of RAGE story about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness… and a few missing body parts along the way.

The weekend after the MLK Holiday is shaping up to be a quiet one at the box office. The two significant new releases, I.S.S. and Origin aren’t expected to challenge Mean Girls for top spot, and the biggest question is how steeply the comedy-musical will decline after its $28.6-million opening weekend.

Bad weather and a lack of major new movies is keeping folks home. In spite of that, this weekend is mostly meeting its low expectations at the box office, with Mean Girls staying at the top of the chart, even though it’s having a slightly disappointing second weekend, and I.S.S. coming in around its very low expectations. With the remaining Holiday films in slow decline, the current reported box office makes this the slowest weekend since November 3, when Five Nights at Freddy’s held on to top spot in spite of a steep second-weekend decline.

The weekend after the MLK Holiday is shaping up to be a quiet one at the box office. The two significant new releases, I.S.S. and Origin aren’t expected to challenge Mean Girls for top spot, and the biggest question is how steeply the comedy-musical will decline after its $28.6-million opening weekend.

Sci-fi action movie starring Ariana DeBose opens in theaters today, Friday, February 19 … Full Movie Details. When a world war event occurs on Earth, America and Russia secretly contact their astronauts aboard the ISS and give them instructions to take control of the station by any means necessary.

After schooling its competition at the domestic box office last weekend, Mean Girls will add 35 locations in its second week, propelling the film into a solid 3,826 theaters. The pop culture teen comedy took in a robust $28.64 million over its opening weekend and currently enjoys a six-day total of $37.14 million. The latest standings put the movie nearly $16 million ahead of The Beekeeper, the second-place finisher, which also made its debut last weekend. Mean Girls likewise outperformed its original incarnation, as the 2004 film scored $24.43 million over its opening session.

After schooling its competition at the domestic box office last weekend, Mean Girls will add 35 locations in its second week, propelling the film into a solid 3,826 theaters. The pop culture teen comedy took in a robust $28.64 million over its opening weekend and currently enjoys a six-day total of $37.14 million. The latest standings put the movie nearly $16 million ahead of The Beekeeper, the second-place finisher, which also made its debut last weekend. Mean Girls likewise outperformed its original incarnation, as the 2004 film scored $24.43 million over its opening session.

Drama starring Aujanue Ellis-Taylor, directed by Ava Duvernay opens in theaters Friday, February 19 … Full Movie Details. While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, Isabel Wilkerson sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery to learn what divides people. Despite the colossal scope of her project, she finds beauty and bravery while crafting one of the defining American books of our time.

Mean Girls will post a bright-and-breezy $28 million this weekend, according to Paramount’s Sunday-morning projection. That’s just a shade higher than the $24.4 million earned by the original Mean Girls back in 2004 (although quite a bit less on an inflation-adjusted basis). It’ll cruise to the top of the box office chart this weekend, with The Beekeeper coming in a very respectable second.