‘Mean Girls’ repeats as box office champ while ‘I.S.S.’ debuts to light business on quiet weekend
nypost.com“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.
The film, which speculates what would happen aboard the International Space Station if war broke out between the U.S. and Russia, debuted with $3 million on 2,518 screens for Bleecker Street.Expectations weren’t high for “I.S.S.,” which drew only so-so reviews and was lightly marketed.
Audiences also didn’t like it, giving the film a “C-” CinemaScore.But even for January, historically a low ebb for moviegoing, it was a sparsely attended weekend, with paltry options on the big screen.
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