The Beekeeper Box Office Delivers a Sting to Mean Girls as January Box Office Grinds to a Halt

The Beekeeper Box Office Dominates Mean Girls in January Box Office Standoff.

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The Beekeeper Box Office Delivers a Sting to Mean Girls as January Box Office Grinds to a Halt.
The Box Office Delivers a Sting to as January Box Office Grinds to a Halt | Jason Statham in The Beekeeper. Photograph: Daniel Smith

The Beekeeper Box Office: Plastics still retain their aura of dominance within the school of cinema. However, formidable competition arises as The Beekeeper, led by Statham, enters the stage, challenging the Mean Girls for supremacy at the . The clash unfolds in a week devoid of new wide releases, with moviegoers immersing themselves in the finest blockbusters of the month.

Comscore’s data reveals The Beekeeper making its mark with a projected $7.4 million, contributing to its impressive $42.2 million domestic total ($104.2 million internationally). In a closely contested race, Mean Girls trails closely behind, securing an additional $7.3 million, elevating its domestic tally to $60.8 million ($83.4 million worldwide).

The Beekeeper Box Office Delivers a Sting to Mean Girls as January Box Office Grinds to a Halt.
The Beekeeper Box Office | JOJO WHILDEN / PARAMOUNT PICTURES

While the action-thriller and the musical adaptation may seem worlds apart, their convergence in the top two spots persists for the third consecutive week. January, typically a subdued release month, has paved the way for their triumph. Yet, with February looming, the unbroken reign of these cinematic contenders may face its denouement. The impending release of Argylle, a captivating spy movie from Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman: The Secret Service), has seized the attention of action enthusiasts and a multitude of enthusiastic Swifties. Given the latter’s knack for shattering box office records, the reign of the Queen Bees may be on the brink of conclusion.

In a different cinematic realm, the eccentric chocolatier , portrayed by Timothée Chalamet, continues to amass substantial revenue. Securing the third position, the musical crafted by Paul King, director of Paddington, has garnered an additional $5.9 million, contributing to a cumulative total of $195.1 million ($552 million globally). The film unfurls an origin story for the character previously immortalized by Gene Wilder in 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory – a film that King meticulously retained in his creative consciousness throughout the entire production process.

The Beekeeper Box Office Delivers a Sting to Mean Girls as January Box Office Grinds to a Halt.
The Beekeeper Box Office | Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection

“I refrained from reinventing those elements as it felt like the ’71 movie had birthed these remarkably enduring, iconic aesthetics,” King shared with EW in 2023. “My aspiration for this film was to serve as a companion piece to that cinematic gem. If you envision those individuals in that world a quarter-century earlier, that served as my foundational concept. Eventually, he would evolve into that individual and that factory.”

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Another cinematic triumph gracing the box office is Universal’s , an animated tale masterminded by Mike White, the creator of White Lotus. The narrative follows a family of ducks navigating the labyrinthine streets of New York City. The film has added another $5.1 million to its coffers, culminating in a total of $101.2 million ($206.1 million globally).

The top 5 concludes with the R-rated rom-com Anyone but You, featuring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell. Now in its sixth week of cinematic voyage, the film is projected to rake in $4.8 million, propelling its domestic earnings to $71.1 million and its worldwide accumulation to $126.5 million.

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