Box Office Round-up -- 2/22/22

Presidents Day weekend belonged to Tom Holland, at least at the box office. Even as Spider-Man: Far From Home continued to hold strong in third place with $7.2 million, Holland’s latest blockbuster Uncharted had a huge opening weekend in first place with $44.1 million. The action-adventure video game adaptation surpassed predictions for the weekend, cementing the 25-year-old Holland’s status as a bona fide movie star.

In second place, Channing Tatum’s directorial debut Dog was an even bigger surprise. The heartfelt comedy took in $15.1 million, almost triple the numbers predicted for its opening weekend. Spider-Man, sophomore release Death on the Niles ($6.25 million), and Jackass Forever ($5.24 million) rounded out the top five.

Outside the top five, The Cursed was the only new release to underperform relative to predictions. Still, its $1.7 million opening weekend was strong considering the werewolf thriller’s limited marketing. The other nine movies in the top ten out-grossed their projected numbers in theatres this weekend, foreshadowing a stronger-than-expected start to the 2022 blockbuster season.

1. Uncharted ($44.1 MM)
Director: Ruben Fleischer (CAA)
Writers: Rafe Judkins (CAA), Art Marcum (CAA), Matt Holloway (CAA), Jon Hanley Rosenberg, Mark D. Walker
Cast: Tom Holland (WME)
Mark Wahlberg (WME)
Antonio Banderas (NuCo)

2. Dog ($15.1 MM)
Director: Reid Carolin (CAA), Channing Tatum (CAA)
Writers: Reid Carolin (CAA), Brett Rodriguez
Cast: Channing Tatum (CAA)
Q'orianka Kilcher (Buchwald)
Kevin Nash (Media Artists Group)

3. Spider-Man: No Way Home ($7.2 MM)
Director: Jon Watts (CAA)
Writers: Chris McKenna (UTA), Erik Sommers (UTA)
Cast: Tom Holland (WME)
Zendaya (CAA)
Benedict Cumberbatch (UTA)

4. Death on the Nile ($6.25 MM)
Director: Kenneth Branagh (WME)
Writers: Michael Green (WME)
Cast: Gal Gadot (WME)
Kenneth Branagh (WME)
Annette Bening (CAA)

5. Jackass Forever ($5.24 MM)
Director: Jeff Tremaine (CAA)
Writers: Andrew Weinberg, Colton Dunn (APA), Derrick Beckles (UTA), Eric André (UTA), Knate Gwaltney, Nick Kreiss, Sarah Sherman (UTA), Johnny Knoxville (CAA), Jeff Tremaine (CAA), Spike Jonze (CAA)
Cast: Johnny Knoxville (CAA)
Steve-O (ICM)
Chris Pontius (Authentic)

Source: Box Office Mojo, The Numbers