Well, it had to happen eventually. When James Cameron's Avatar: Fire And Ash arrived in theaters in mid-December, it did exactly what it was expected to do (which is to say act like a bulldozer at the box office), but we have spent most of January waiting for the arrival of a title that would knock it out of its #1 position. Last Sunday, Nia DaCosta's 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple was unable to be that movie, as final results broke a virtual tie in the early numbers, but after after six straight weekends, we now have a new film sitting at the top of the domestic market: Timur Bekmambetov's Mercy.
Featuring the star power of Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson, the new real-time science-fiction feature didn't exactly have what anyone would describe as a great opening weekend, but the film did sell enough tickets to become the new number one movie in the United States and Canada. You can check out the full Top 10 below and join me after for analysis.
