Avatar: The Way of Water blew the competition out of the water again on Friday.
For the second straight week, James Cameron’s sequel led the box office, grossing $19.5 million on Friday alone.
Universal Pictures’ Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, which premiered on December 21, grossed $3.8 million.
Antonio Banderas, who plays the title role, “treats this self-absorbed Spanish kitten who always speaks in the third person as if it were his Hamlet,” he told The Post.
The biopic “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Any individual” ranked third with just over $2.7 million on its opening day.
The Post called the musical drama starring Naomi Ackie a “parody”.
Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally, which was in second place last week, moved to fourth place, grossing $1 million.
The black comedy “Violent Night” moved as much as number five over the holiday weekend, from third last week, with sales of $970,000.