This Memorial Day weekend could break the $100 million mark at the box office.
This Memorial Day weekend could have the right combination of new movie releases, number of cinemas open and increased consumer confidence to break the $100 million mark at the box office.
The weekend of April 23 is currently has the highest-grossing weekend box office tally since the pandemic locked down theaters last spring. Ticket sales reached $57 million, with only around 60% of movie theaters open, according to data from Comscore. The weekend's top earners were "Demon Slayer: Mugen Train" and "Mortal Kombat."
The last time the box office topped $100 million over the weekend was March 6, 2020. In non-pandemic times, Memorial Day weekend has averaged around $200 million in ticket sales.Memorial Day weekend in 2020 shrunk to just $842,000 in ticket sales, driven almost entirely by drive-in movie theaters.