Hollywood's Post-Strike Winter: 'Mean Girls' Leads Third Consecutive Stale Box Office Weekend

With no new major releases, overall box office down 19% from same weekend last year, reflecting the impact of last year's dual strikes.

Due to the aftermath of the dual strikes by writers and actors last year, Hollywood has not released any new major movies for the third weekend in a row, leading to a stale box office.
The musical comedy remake 'Mean Girls' leads the box office for the third consecutive weekend, with an estimated total of $6.7 million, followed closely by 'The Beekeeper' with $6.4 million.
The overall box office this weekend is expected to total a meager $59 million, down 19% from the same weekend last year.
Box office projections for 2024 are around $8 billion, down $1 billion (or 11%) from 2023, due to the impact of last year's strikes.
Despite the lack of new releases, films like 'Wonka', 'Anyone But You', and 'Migration' continue to perform well, with 'Wonka' inching closer to the $200 million mark in North America.