Bad Boys Rules the Box Office as Gretel & Hansel Finds Only Breadcrumbs

In a somewhat sluggish weekend, Bad Boys for Life stood atop the box office for the third weekend in a row, earning an estimated $17.6 million, per Variety. In fact, the top three movies were the same as last week: Bad Boys for Life, 1917 (which had a $9.6 million haul), and Dolittle (which roped $7.7 million). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/01/02/gretel-hansel-final-official-trailer"] Landing in fourth place, and it was pretty close, was new horror flick Gretel & Hansel, directed by Oz Perkins (son of Anthony Perkins). Again though, it was neck and neck with Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen, which is in its second week of release. New revenge thriller The Rhythm Section -- starring Blake Lively, Jude Law, and Sterling K. Brown -- performed quite poorly against its $50 million budget, debuting in tenth place with $2.8 million. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=oscars-2020-igns-reviews-of-the-best-picture-nominees&captions=true"]

North American Box Office Estimates

Gretel & Hansel only narrowly defeated The Gentlemen and Jumanji: The Next Level in the battle for the middle of the chart, while The Turning, Little Women, and The Rhythm Section rounded out the Top 10. Here are the Top 10 North American box office estimates for the weekend (via Box Office Mojo)

• 1. Bad Boys for Life $17,675,000
• 2. 1917 $9,660,000
• 3. Dolittle $7,700,000
• 4. Gretel & Hansel $6,050,830
• 5. The Gentlemen $6,010,000
• 6. Jumanji: The Next Level $6,000,000
• 7. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker $3,193,000
• 8. The Turning $3,050,000
• 9. Little Women $3,015,000
• 10. The Rhythm Section $2,800,000

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/10/1917-extended-featurette"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.