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Sony Pictures Animation\u2019s\u00a0GOAT<\/i> held on to finish No. 1 at the North American box office in its second weekend, posting a projected $17 million in ticket sales through Feb. 22 \u2014 down 38% from last weekend’s $27.4 million debut. Through Sunday, the film\u2019s total domestic gross stands at $58.3 million.<\/p>\n

Warner Bros. Pictures’ Wuthering Heights<\/em>, last weekend’s No. 1, added $14.2 million over the weekend, down 57% from its $33 million opening weekend debut. Starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, the movie has generated $59.5 million across North American screens, and $152 million globally.<\/p>\n

Newcomers, including Lionsgate\u2019s faith-based sequel I Can Only Imagine 2<\/em>, 20th Century Studios’ crime thriller Psycho Killer<\/em>, and A24\u2019s black comedy How to Make a Killing<\/em>, saw middling box office debuts of $8 million, $1.6 million and $3.5 million, respectively.<\/p>\n

“There are very few sequels to inspirational stories,” David A. Gross, with industry newsletter FranchiseRE<\/em>, wrote in a post<\/a> about Imagine 2<\/em>. “This story continues with the singer\u2019s own family, his son\u2019s diabetes, another musician\u2019s cancer, and overcoming the odds. The opening weekend is above average, but with a big drop from the [2018 original] at $17 million.”<\/p>\n

Gross said that while Make a Killing<\/em> is the rare black comedy crime theatrical release, the genre has a weak track-record at the box office, opening domestically.<\/p>\n

“On average, these films are well-reviewed, but in this case, critics\u2019 reviews are lukewarm, and there is no audience rating,” Gross wrote.<\/p>\n

Neon\u2019s concert movie EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert<\/em>, directed by Elvis<\/em> helmer Baz Luhrmann, bowed at No. 7 with $3.2 million.<\/p>\n

Paramount’s Primate<\/em> added $314,000 in foreign ticket sales, upping international revenue to $15.6 million; it has earned $25.6 million across North American screens. The studio’s The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants\u00a0<\/em>added $807,000 across 57 international markets, upping its foreign ticket sales to $96 million; it has earned $71 million across North American screens.<\/p>\n

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