Weekend Box Office: December 31, 2021 – January 2, 2022
by Emily Nagle
Top 5 Highest Grossing Films from 12/31/21 to 1/2/22
5. The Matrix Resurrections ($3.8 million)
4. American Underdog ($3.9 million)
3. The King’s Man ($4.5 million)
2. Sing 2 ($20.1 million)
1. Spider-Man: No Way Home ($56 million)
The New Year’s weekend continued to see “Spider-Man: No Way Home” dominating the box office, as it accounted for $56 million of the $95.5 million scored across all releases. While this number is nowhere close to the $260 million made its first weekend in theaters, the latest installment in the “Spider-Man” film series quickly became the highest-grossing film of 2021 only a couple of weeks before the year ended.
“The King’s Man” has grossed $19.5 million since its release 2 weeks ago, with $4.5 million of this amount coming in this past weekend. This spy comedy is the third installment in the “Kingsman” film franchise, serving as a prequel for the first two movies: “Kingsman: The Secret Service” (2014) and “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” (2017). It stars Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, and Harris Dickinson, and is set during World War I. Critics have given the film mixed reviews, finding issues with its more action-packed tone compared to the other films.