Overview
- Mercy dethroned Avatar: Fire and Ash after five weekends at No. 1, leading North America with an estimated $11.2 million.
- Blizzard conditions from Texas to Maine forced hundreds of theater closures, pulling the overall weekend to roughly $59–60 million, the year’s lowest total so far.
- The film played at 3,468 locations, taking in about $5 million on Friday after $1.5 million in Thursday previews.
- Critical and audience response was weak, with roughly 20% on Rotten Tomatoes and a B- CinemaScore, clouding its prospects given a reported $60 million budget.
- Avatar: Fire and Ash earned about $7 million for $378 million domestic to date, while Zootopia 2 added roughly $5.7 million and crossed $400 million domestically.