‘Mean Girls’ Has Edge During First Weak Weekend Of 2024 – Saturday Box Office

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Have The Plastics met their match? It’s too soon to tell, but Paramount’s “Mean Girls” musical is virtually tied with Amazon MGM’s “The Beekeeper” for first place in this unusually close box office battle. Amazon MGM is reporting that “The Beekeeper” claimed the top spot with $7.4 million from 3,337 theaters in its third weekend of release. Meanwhile, Paramount is reporting that the “Mean Girls” musical has earned $7.3 million from 3,544 venues and could win the weekend for the third time… once final numbers are tabulated on Monday.

according to IMDB’s Box OfficeLast Saturday, the film’s star, Reneé Rapp, performed on “Saturday Night Live” as its musical guest, and was introduced by Rachel McAdams, who starred in the original “Mean Girls,” released in 2004.“The Beekeeper,” remained in second place, with earnings of just over $1.8 million.Due to the success of the action thriller, its director, David Ayer, and star, Jason Statham, have decided to collaborate once again on for “Levon’s Trade,” based on comic author Chuck Dixon’s first novel, according to Deadline.The rom-com “Anyone But You” which debuted in December, is still melting hearts, and remained in third this week, raking in $1.5 million. This weekend, the film is slated to surpass the $70 million mark in domestic earnings.

J. Kim Murphy With no new wide releases this weekend, theater traffic is reaching a near halt to mark the end of January. “Mean Girls” looks to lead domestic charts once again, while the crop of freshly Oscar-nominated features look to extend their big screen runs armed with renewed new awards buzz.

In a weekend without any studio wide entries — all due to the strikes– the overall theatrical marketplace is bound to reach some sort of low: Either lower than 2023’s bottom of $51.8M for all movies (Sept. 22-24) or lower than 2022’s floor of $35M (Jan. 28-30). After last weekend saw a 2024 YTD low for 2024 YTD of $67.2M, per Comscore, -11% from a year ago, this weekend will plunge to further depths.

Naman Ramachandran Paramount’s “Mean Girls” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £3.2 million ($4.1 million), according to numbers from Comscore. After a stellar reign at the top, Warner Bros.’ “Wonka” slid to second place with £1.6 million and after seven weekends, has a total of £58.3 million.

Renée Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion performed their collaborative song from the new Mean Girls reboot live on Saturday Night Live this weekend (January 20) – check out the moment below.Rapp reprised her Broadway role as Regina George in the new Mean Girls reboot-musical and last night appeared on the long-running comedy show to perform the song with Stallion from the film, ‘Not My Fault’.Stallion took to the stage with Rap later in the evening; before that, Rapp performed ‘Snow Angel‘ – the title track from her 2023 debut album.Stallion later appeared half-way through the song as a surprise guest. Before that, another surprise appearance came when Rap was introduced by Rachel McAdams who played Regina in the original outing of the Mean Girls movie.Check out the moment here:The new Mean Girls movie has been described as a “lively musical update” by critics, although reviews have generally been mixed.In a four-star review of the film, Empire described it as “sharp, funny and strongest when it stands on its own two perfectly manicured feet,” adding: “This snappy musical successfully updates the original Mean Girls template for a fresh audience.”The Hollywood Reporter meanwhile described the “regurgitated musical” as a “tuneless mess”.

Renée Rap and Megan Thee Stallion performed their collaborative song from the new Mean Girls reboot live on Saturday Night Live this weekend (January 20) – check out the moment below.Rap reprised her Broadway role as Regina George in the new Mean Girls reboot-musical and last night appeared on the long-running comedy show to perform the song with Stallion from the film, ‘Not My Fault’.Stallion took to the stage with Rap later in the evening; before that, Rap performed ‘Snow Angel‘ – the title track from her 2023 debut album.Stallion later appeared half-way through the song as a surprise guest. Before that, another surprise appearance came when Rap was introduced by Rachel McAdams who played Regina in the original outing of the Mean Girls movie.Check out the moment here:The new Mean Girls movie has been described as a “lively musical update” by critics, although reviews have generally been mixed.In a four-star review of the film, Empire described it as “sharp, funny and strongest when it stands on its own two perfectly manicured feet,” adding: “This snappy musical successfully updates the original Mean Girls template for a fresh audience.”The Hollywood Reporter meanwhile described the “regurgitated musical” as a “tuneless mess”.

“Mean Girls” repeated atop the box office with $11.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, while a handful of awards contenders sought to make an impact ahead of Oscar nominations Tuesday.With a dearth of new releases in cinemas, Paramount Pictures’ Tina Fey-scripted musical “Mean Girls” pushed its two-week total past $50 million, along with $16.2 million internationally. So far, it’s outpacing the tally for the 2004 original “Mean Girls.”Only one new film debuted in wide release: “I.S.S.,” a modestly budgeted sci-fi thriller starring Ariana DeBose.

So, here we are in mid-January, and though we’re staring down the barrel of a tough year ahead, it’s not all wintry doom and gloom on an international box office (and combined global) level. 

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter The “Mean Girls” movie musical topped a sleepy box office as “I.S.S.,” a sci-fi thriller that takes place aboard the International Space Station, misfired in its opening weekend. “Mean Girls” added $11.7 million in its second weekend of release, bringing its domestic tally to $50 million. Ticket sales dropped a steep 59% from its debut.

Renee Rapp brought out to Mean Girls stars while performing on Saturday Night Live.

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.The reboot, which The Observer called “vapid, tasteless and monumentally stupid,” is based on the Broadway musical of the same name, which was inspired by the 2004 teen comedy starring Lindsay Lohan. “The Beekeeper,” which was in first place last Friday, flew down to second, with $2.445 million in sales.This weekend, the Jason Statham action thriller is projected to enjoy a three-day estimate of $8.4 million in earnings, according to Variety.The rom-com “Anyone But You,” which debuted in December, moved down a notch to third, with $1.74 million in sales.

I.S.S.,” failed to make impact, eyeing a dull opening after drawing $1.2 million from 2,520 theaters across its opening day and previews. Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, “I.S.S.” stars Ariana DeBose and Chris Messina as astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Geopolitical tensions on the ship are provoked as conflict escalates on the Earth below.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for the “Mean Girls” musical. Lindsay Lohan fetched a huge paycheck for her appearance in the new “Mean Girls” musical flick.The 37-year-old “Falling for Christmas” star makes a small but poignant cameo appearance in the film, but she was still paid a hefty sum after working just half a day.Sources told Variety Lohan raked in $500,000 for her quick appearance in the Tina Fey film.Lohan starred as Cady Heron in the original 2004 teen flick.

posted Monday, a TikToker named Alison compared Rice’s vocal portrayal of Cady Heron to Erika Henningsen, who portrayed the high schooler during the show’s two-year run on Broadway. Alison’s video, which has garnered nearly 754,000 views since being uploaded, features snippets from the song “Revenge Party” which showcase the difference between Rice, 23, and Henningsen, 31. “This is the reason all theatre kids are appalled,” Alison states in the in-video text while she lip-syncs to both actresses’ versions of the song.

“Mean Girls” musical movie has come under fire on TikTok for its high amount of product placement — especially featuring e.l.f. cosmetics.Viewers have taken to the social media platform to fume over the seemingly two-hour advertisement for the brand.“POV: The whole ‘Mean Gils’ movie,” one person captioned a clip alongside several e.l.f.

Michaela Zee Paramount’s “Mean Girls” musical earned a grool $33.2 million from 3,791 theaters over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, beating expectations. Based on the Broadway adaptation of the 2004 comedy classic, “Mean Girls” was originally commissioned with plans to skip theaters and make a streaming debut directly on Paramount+, but executives opted for a theatrical release after test screenings.

the 2004 Tina Fey movie, earned $28 million in its first three days in theaters according to studio estimates Sunday. Not accounting for inflation, that’s more than the $24.4 million the first movie made in its opening weekend.The “Mean Girls” competition over the Martin Luther King Jr.

Mean Girls reboot have revealed that they considered asking Harry Styles to play a key role in the new film.Directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne, and written by Tina Fey, the revamped musical version of Mean Girls was released in UK cinemas on Friday (January 12).The new film is an adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical, which itself is based on the original 2004 movie that is also written by Fey.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter There’s a new queen bee at the box office. Paramount’s “Mean Girls” musical ruled over the competition with $32 million during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.