The box office has been quite hot for the past several weeks, and while 4 new movies hit this weekend the critics are not being kind to any of them other than the one nobody picked (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris) . Where the Crawdads Sing is sitting at a very surprising 34%, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank is at 50%, and The Gray Man (getting a Limited run before airing on Netflix) is only at 52%. But hey, the audience likes them all. Nothing new is expected to do better than $16M. And heads up… Thor 4 is looking at a potential 65% drop. Ouch.

Boxoffice.com’s predictions for this weekend:
1) Thor: Love and Thunder – 50M (243.3M)
2) Minions: The Rise of Gru – 25.8M (264.3M)
3) Where the Crawdads Sing – 16.2M (16.2M)
4) Top Gun: Maverick – 12.6M (618.7M)
5) Elvis – 7.9M (107.1M)
6) Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank – 7.5M (7.5M)
7) Jurassic World Dominion – 6.2M (361.2M)
8) The Black Phone – 5.1M (72M)
9) Lightyear – 1.6M (115.9M)
10) Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris – 900K (900K)

Rotten Tomatoes freshness ratings (Critics / Audience Score):
Where the Crawdads Sing = 34% / 94%
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank = 50% / 62%
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris = 93% / 97%
The Gray Man = 52% / 85%

Theater count:
Where the Crawdads Sing = 3,650
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank = 3,475
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris = 980
The Gray Man = 450

CinemaScore ratings:
Where the Crawdads Sing = A-
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank = A-
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris = n/a
The Gray Man = n/a

– SB

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