The Jack Quaid-starring action-comedy topped the leaderboard in the slowest weekend at the box office so far this year.
But it can’t entirely kill the pain of the dismal overall picture this weekend.
The highly anticipated follow-up to hisOscar-winningParasitehas so far grossed $33.2 million domestically on a $118 million budget.
Jack Quaid in ‘Novocaine’.Credit:Marcos Cruz / PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Each of these films earned between $2.3 and $2.8 million at the box office this weekend.
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Robert Pattinson in ‘Mickey 17’.Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender in ‘Black Bag’.Claudette Barius/Focus Features
