To say theater owners are counting the days until Disney's 'Snow White' opens wide is an understatement after a miserable few weekends at the box office.

Jack Quaid’s action-comedy “ Novocaine ” topped a painfully slow weekend at the box office with $8.7 million. For theater owners, however, there’s not too much to celebrate: It’s one of the worst debuts to still capture the No. 1 spot (at least since the pandemic ground moviegoing to a halt).

Five new movies opened in wide release in North American theaters this weekend. And yet it's likely going to be the lowest-grossing of the year to date.

Refresh for latest…: A generally quiet weekend at the international box office, amid holdover play for the major studio titles and the start of staggered release for newer entries, nevertheless included another milestone for Chinese phenomenon Ne Zha 2 which has moved up to become the 5th highest-grossing movie ever worldwide.

Ne Zha 2 has earned over $2.085 billion worldwide, including just over $2 billion in just China. The animated film is now the 5th highest-grosser ever.

Ne Zha 2 has passed another major box office milestone. The animated movie has dominated the global box office since its January 2025 debut in China, including surpassing the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Avengers: Infinity War in worldwide earnings,