Iron Lung daily (February 3, 2026) estimate is $1,800,000 ... Send Help daily (February 3, 2026) final number is $2,499,011, for a total of $23,043,091 ... Melania daily (February 3, 2026) final number is $1,219,835, for a total of $9,345,001 ... Chris Pine will star as Quin in This is Pleasure ... Jessica Chastain will star as Margot in This is Pleasure ... Jake Gyllenhaal will star in Kill Switch ... Avatar: Fire and Ash is #1 in Russia (CIS) and made $2,821,729 at the weekend (January 30, 2026) ... Once We Were Us (만약에 우리) is #1 in South Korea and made $1,228,724 at the weekend (January 30, 2026) ... Avatar: Fire and Ash is #1 in Romania and made $119,480 at the weekend (January 30, 2026) ... Iron Lung weekend (January 30, 2026) final number is $18,190,786, for a total of $18,190,786

Daily Domestic Chart for Tuesday February 3, 2026

		Movie Title	Gross	%YD	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days In Release
1	(2)	Send Help	$2,499,011	+73%	3,475	$719	$23,043,091	5
2	(1)	Iron Lung	$1,800,000	+13%	3,015	$597	$21,590,786	5
3	(3)	Melania	$1,219,835	+27%	1,778	$686	$9,345,001	5

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Iron Lung weekend numbers

February 2, 2026

Thank you to everyone who has been reaching out to us regarding our reporting on the great opening weekend for Iron Lung. We want to give an update about what we reported, and acknowledge an error on our end.

Over the weekend, we didn’t receive official estimates for Iron Lung from Markiplier. The numbers we posted were industry estimates, based on trusted sources, including reporting in Deadline and Variety. We posted a weekend estimate at 8.34am. We didn’t have daily estimates until around 12.30pm on Sunday, and posted them as soon as we had them.

Unfortunately, we ranked all movies in the Saturday and Sunday daily charts, even though we hadn’t got estimates for Iron Lung. That may have created a false impression that we had stopped reporting on the film. We regret the error.

We’re working to get actual numbers from Markiplier, and have reached out to his team. If we receive numbers from them, we will mark them as actuals on the chart. If we don’t, we will continue to mark them in green text, indicating that they are industry estimates. For our final charts, we only report numbers reported to us, and all of our actuals come directly from the distributing studio.

Perhaps most importantly, congratulations to Markiplier on an incredible achievement. We’re excited to see a film like this bring people into theaters, and wish him all the best for a continued strong run!

Bruce Nash, bruce.nash@the-numbers.com More...

Weekend projections: Send Help lands on top on weekend for the fans

February 1, 2026

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Weekend predictions: Send Help and Iron Lung look like favorites to win this weekend

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January 29, 2026

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January 25, 2026

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January 23, 2026

Amazon MGM Studios’ Mercy should top the box office chart this weekend, finally dethroning Avatar: Fire and Ash, after a five-week run at the top. With a major storm coming through the central United States, and forecast to affect around 200 million people, there’s quite a bit of uncertainty brewing through the weekend.

(Article updated to include Mercy preview numbers.) More...

Theater counts: The Bone Temple stands tall as the widest release for a second straight weekend

January 22, 2026

It was a surprise victory for Avatar: Fire and Ash at last weekend’s box office, picking up $14.49 million in its fifth weekend and soaring past $364 million in its first full month on the big screen. Newcomer 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple fell short of expectations, earning $12.52 million during its opening frame. Now the question looms: can the reigning champ stay on top, or will newcomer Mercy finally knock it from the throne? More...

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January 18, 2026

Avatar: Fire and Ash will most likely stay top at the box office this weekend, with 20th Century Studios projecting $13.32-million in domestic earnings over three days. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is set for a $13-million debut over three days. Technically, those estimates are within the typical margin of error for Sunday numbers, but Avatar clearly has the momentum, particularly with the long weekend likely to favor more family-friendly fare. More...

Weekend predictions: Bone Temple likely to go top

January 16, 2026

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple looks set to take top spot on the box office chart this weekend, although its $2.1 million in previews on Thursday is well behind the $5.8 million earned by 28 Years Later back in June last year. Avatar: Fire and Ash could have a strong hold, thanks to the MLK weekend, so the win for 28 Years isn’t entirely set in stone. More...

Theater counts: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple takes over as North America’s widest release

January 15, 2026

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