A rush of newcomers couldn’t shake “Shazam!” from the top spot, as the superhero comedy led the box office for the second straight weekend with $25.1 million in ticket sales.
Lionsgate’s “Hellboy” reboot, the animated “Missing Link,” the college romance “After” and even the long-delayed “Mary Magdalene,” originally to be released by the Weinstein Co., all opened in theaters.
But the strongest new release of them all was, predictably, the Will Packer-produced one, titled “Little.”
The body-swap comedy “Little” came in second with $15.5 million for Universal Pictures. Made for just $20 million, “Little” is just the most recent profit-maker for Packer, who produced “Girls Trip”.
The film stars 14-year-old Marsai Martin as the child an abusive tech executive (Regina Hall) reverts to, after a magical spell is cast on her. Martin, who also stars in the show called “black-ish”, also executive produced the film, making her the youngest ever so credited in Hollywood history.
