Box Office Recap: February 7-9, 2025
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Dog Man wins back-to-back weekends thanks to quiet Super Bowl weekend openings.
The first full weekend of February 2025 brought big things for moviegoers, none of which seemingly took place at the theaters, as all eyes were on the Super Bowl. So, naturally, the box office took a bit of a dip from the previous weekend, with the top ten films dropping -37.8% for a combined gross of $46.47 million. Such a soft opening created an easy path for Dog Man to again win the box office crown for the second straight week with a $13 million sophomore performance. Opening this past weekend were two romance genre blending flicks, Heart Eyes and Love Hurts. The former slasher horror rom-com narrowly surpassed its $7-8 million pre-release projections with an opening close to $9 million, whereas the latter action comedy came up short of its $7-8 million pre-release projections with an opening close to $6 million.
Winning first place, Universal and DreamWorks’s Dog Man laid claim to $13.70 million domestically, bringing its domestic total to $54.10 million. This marks a drop of -61.9% from its debut frame, earning a per-theater average of $3,524 at 3,887 locations. Internationally, the animated comedy grossed $11.90 million, pushing its total global performance to $66.0 million against a reported production budget of $40 million.
Looking ahead, barring extreme unforeseen circumstances, Dog Man’s run at the top of the box office charts is all but certain to end with not only Marvel’s Captain America: Brave New World sure to dominate the box office, but also Paddington in Peru targeting the family demographic that Dog Man currently holds.
In the runner-up spot, Sony’s Heart Eyes debuted with $8.50 million domestically. The slasher horror rom-com opened in 3,102 theaters, earning around $2,740 per location. While the film was well-received by critics, viewers’ response were more mixed, giving it a “B-” CinemaScore. As of now, no international earnings have been reported, but depending on how it does over its second weekend, it may have to lean more on its overseas gross to help recoup its reported $18 million price tag.
Finishing in third, Universal’s Love Hurts opened with $5.80 million domestically. The action comedy, which stars Academy Award winners Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose, opened in 3,055 theaters and earned around $1,898 per location. Critic reception was poor, and the lukewarm “C+” CinemaScore shows the response from moviegoers fared only slightly better. Internationally, Love Hurts earned $1.08 million for a grand worldwide total of $6.88 million against a reported production budget of $18 million.
In fourth place, Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King earned $3.92 million domestically over its eighth weekend in release, bringing its current domestic total to $235.21 million. This marks a drop of -37.7% from its previous frame, earning a per-theater average of $1,332 at 2,945 locations. The animated musical also grossed an additional $435.90 million internationally, pushing its total worldwide gross to $671.11 million against a reported production budget of $200 million.
Rounding out the top five, Warner Bros.’s Companion took in $3.02 million domestically over its sophomore frame, pushing its total domestic performance to $15.49 million. This marks a hefty drop of -67.5% from its debut frame, earning a per-theater average of $919 at 3,285 locations. Internationally, the sci-fi black comedy thriller earned $11.25 million for a global cume of $26.74 million against a reported production budget of $10 million. Given the positive response from both critics and moviegoers, the sharp drop in its sophomore week is somewhat surprising, but it can be assumed that the combination of competition from Heart Eyes and the predicted Super Bowl slowdown didn’t help. Still, the film is on trajectory to make a modest profit for Warner Bros.
Just outside the top five, in seventh place, the IMAX documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin opened with $2.63 million domestically. The film, which centers on the formation and early years of the iconic hard rock band, opened in only 369 IMAX locations, earning a strong per-theater average of $7,119 (to be fair, it should be noted that IMAX tickets have a higher price than the standard admission tickets).
Opening this weekend, Marvel Studios will debut their next entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Captain America: Brave New World, starring Anthony Mackie, Giancarlo Esposito and Academy Award nominee Harrison Ford; and Sony will release their third installment in the Paddington film franchise, Paddington in Peru, starring Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Academy Award nominee Julie Walters, Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent and Ben Whishaw as the voice of the titular bear.
** Total estimated worldwide gross listed in parenthesis, new releases listed in bold.
1) Dog Man – $13.70 million, Week 2 ($66.0 million)
2) Heart Eyes – $8.50 million, Week 1 ($8.50 million)
3) Love Hurts – $5.80 million, Week 1 ($6.88 million)
4) Mufasa: The Lion King – $3.92 million, Week 8 ($671.11 million)
5) Companion – $3.02 million, Week 2 ($26.74 million)
6) One of Them Days – $3.0 million, Week 4 ($39.49 million)
7) Becoming Led Zeppelin – $2.63 million, Week 1 ($2.63 million)
8) Flight Risk – $2.60 million, Week 3 ($34.30 million)
9) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – $1.75 million, Week 8 ($471.99 million)
10) Moana 2 – $1.54 million, Week 11 ($1.039 billion)
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