There's a new biggest movie right now at the domestic box office after the April 25th weekend. Over two years after COVID-19 shut down every theater in the country, the box office is still attempting to return to what was previously considered to be "normal." Avengers: Endgame in 2019. 2022's box office domestically has still been partially dominated by Sony and Marvel Studios' 2021 superhero movies, earning over $230 million since the new year, but plenty of new releases have also performed well.
The biggest movie domestically of the year overall is Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson's The Lost City, there have also been several box office misfires.
April has been a big month for the box office, as many studios prepared for the typically bountiful summer season by releasing high-profile films. Paramount's Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore in theaters, where it had the lowest opening weekend of the Harry Potter franchise even as it topped the box office. But, it didn't hold that position for very long. Here's the biggest movie right now at the box office as of April 25, 2022.
What Movie Is #1 At The Box Office This Weekend (April 25)?
Universal Pictures gets its best hit of the year so far, thanks to family-friendly animated movie won the weekend at the box office for April 25, 2022. The latest estimates for The Bad Guys' box office gave it a $24 million opening weekend. It will have the eighth-highest opening weekend domestically in 2022 so far. The Bad Guys follows a group of animal outlaws trying to pull off their biggest heist yet, making the world think they are good in the process.
With Sam Rockwell, Anthony Ramos, and Awkwafina among the main cast and very positive reviews, The Bad Guys is a welcome win for Universal, which has otherwise had a string of underwhelming movies in Ambulance, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie ($23.8M). However, if the positive word of mouth continues, it could have a chance to get a sequel.
The Northman's Box Office Explained
Another highly anticipated original movie debuted in theaters for the April 22-24th weekend, as Robert Eggers' Alexander Skarsgård as Amleth. Traditional box office math suggests a film needs to double its budget (at least) to break even. Thanks to international theaters, The Northman sits at over $23M to this point - a far cry from the $140M it needs to not lose money for Focus.
Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent's Box Office Explained
Nicolas Cage's The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent's great reviews and positive word of mouth, the movie met the high end of box office expectations but didn't exceed them. There is a chance that The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent's box office has good legs if audiences become more interested in Cage's meta-comedy as time goes on.
Fantastic Beasts 3's Box Office Drop Explained
In just its second weekend of release, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore suffered a major box office drop. The movie had the franchise's lowest opening weekend ($42M) just a week ago, which ignited more questions about the future of the Wizarding World. Fantastic Beasts 3's box office dropped to $14M, as the film lost two-thirds of its business in a single week, which is not a great sign for the film's longevity at the box office. This is one of many reasons why the Fantastic Beasts franchise's future is in doubt. It has performed much better internationally, raising the worldwide total to nearly $300M. However, the box office drop shows disinterest in the franchise domestically, even after Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore received better reviews. It's also a disappointing drop for WB, considering it fell to the third spot in the weekend box office standings, including behind a movie that has been out a whole week longer.
Sonic 2's Box Office Performance Explained
While Fantastic Beasts 3 continues to falter at the box office, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 remains a big winner for Paramount. The video game movie franchise earned an estimated $15M in its third weekend, which is a less than 50% drop from its second weekend. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has already outgrossed the first film at the domestic box office after three weekends. It is quite clear that the movie is still a strong choice for families going to theaters. Sonic 2's Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 96% speaks volumes for how many general viewers are enjoying the sequel, and the box office performance continues to reflect this. It has also now ed Uncharted to become the second highest-grossing movie domestically in 2022. Unsurprisingly, Paramount already has plans for a Sonic the Hedgehog 2 sequel and spinoff.
What Other Movies Performed At The Box Office This Weekend
Out of the other notable box office stories that come from the April 22-24th weekend, the success of Moonlight ($27.8M) to become the fourth highest-grossing A24 movie domestically.
The other notable box office stories as of April 25th pertain to The Lost City, Michael Bay's Ambulance still can't find much of an audience, as it made less than $2M in its third weekend and has yet to earn $20M domestically overall.
