“PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie” brought in an estimated $23 million in its debut weekend at the box office, almost doubling the debut earnings of its prequel—while “Saw X” had the horror franchise’s fourth-lowest opening weekend.
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PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie took the first spot at the U.S. box office this weekend—bringing in nearly double what its prequel did in its debut weekend—and Saw X took the second spot, doing better than recent Saw franchise movies but still charting toward the bottom of debut weekends for the films, according to multiple reports.Key Facts
PAW Patrol: The MIghty Movie brought in an estimated $23 million during its first weekend in North American theaters, Variety reported, making almost double the $13 million its 2021 predecessor—titled PAW Patrol: The Movie—brought in on its opening weekend, though it also debuted on Paramount+ at the time.
Saw X brought in about $18 million, according to Deadline, which also reported the new film in the franchise was below the horror series’ average opening weekend of $23 million—though it did do better than the debuts of the franchise’s 2021 and 2017 installments, according to data from Box Office Mojo.
