Month: January 2026

Avatar: Fire And Ash, Zootopia 2 and The Housemaid led the way but a crop of indies of all sizes pulling up behind injected variety, color and coin to a buoyant 2026 box office debut. The weekend’s overall total three-day domestic box office at an estimated $132 million is the best first weekend of a

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