Box Office: Hollywood Forgets to Release Movies As 'Mean Girls' Tops Empty Weekend

With soft(er) December holdovers and no Oscar-season breakouts, movie theaters continue to struggle amid a Tinseltown-enforced famine

Uh… this weekend, same as last weekend? As discussed yesterday, this weekend could really have used a strike-delayed flick like Sony’s Kraven The Hunter or a “surprise” concert flick from Lady Gaga, Madonna or Weird Al Yankovic. Even a “new to you” Chinese blockbuster from the last few years (Moon Man, Full River Red, etc.) might have moved the needle just a tad.

But no, with no excuses this time, early 2024 feels as dead as early 2022 when only Paramount and Spyglass’s Scream and the still-mighty Spider-Man: No Way Home (again tops with $14.5 million in weekend six or more than this weekend’s chart-topping $11.7 million Mean Girls gross) was keeping the heat on at the local multiplex. Thanks to no major newbies this weekend, the top six this weekend were identical to the top six last weekend.