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‘Croods’ Sequel Tops ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ at Box Office
- Award favorite makes only $2 million in weekend ticket sales
- Warner Bros. film is No. 2 following ‘The Croods: A New Age’
“Judas and the Black Messiah”.
Source: Warner Bros.
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“Judas and the Black Messiah,” a tale about FBI attempts to infiltrate the Black Panthers that is shaping up as an awards-season favorite, took the No. 2 spot in its opening weekend as viewers instead flocked to an older, animated film.
The Warner Bros. film, starring Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield, generated $2 million in domestic ticket sales from Friday to Sunday, according to industry researcher Comscore Inc. That’s below BoxOffice Pro’s estimate of $2.4 million sales, which was already a paltry sum by pre-pandemic standards. Universal’s “The Croods: A New Age,” which came out around Thanksgiving Day, led the box office with slightly higher sales of $2.04 million.