The Marvels implodes at the box office with $47 million payday (but still takes the top spot) in lowest weekend opening ever for an MCU film

The Marvels, the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, met low expectations for its box office debut.

The action-adventure stars Brie Larson, 34, Teyonah Parris, 36, and Iman Vellani, 21, as the title characters battling a villain named Dar-Benn, played by Zawe Ashton, in a post-Thanos universe.

The film debuted at number one on a very lackluster weekend for theaters and took in just $47 million, the lowest weekend premiere ever for a Marvel film.

The horror film Five Night’s at Freddy’s followed at a great distance in second place.

The Marvels, the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, met low expectations for its box office debut. The action-adventure starring Brie Larson, 34, Teyonah Parris, 36, and Iman Vellani, 21, grossed just $47 million, the lowest opening ever for a Marvel film

Josh Hutcherson stars as a security guard who works at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, and discovers that the friendly-looking animatronic characters are up to sinister antics at night.

The film made moviegoers jump in their seats to the tune of $9 million.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour continued to fill theaters during its fifth weekend in theaters.

The concert film, shot earlier this year during the Grammy winner’s shows in Los Angeles, was a hit with fans wanting to relive the show and those who couldn’t buy tickets for the sold-out tour.

The Eras Tour earned $5.9 million over the three-day weekend. It has reached fans as far away as Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam, earning nearly $241 million worldwide.

Director Sofia Coppola’s take on the relationship between Elvis Presley and his first wife is portrayed in Priscilla.

Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi star in the biopic, which was co-written by Priscilla Presley.

It remained in fourth place and earned $4.65 million.

The horror film Five Night’s at Freddy’s followed at a great distance in second place. The film made moviegoers jump in their seats to the tune of $9 million

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour continued to fill theaters during its fifth weekend in theaters. The film earned $5.9 million over the three-day weekend. It has reached fans as far away as Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam, earning nearly $241 million worldwide

Killers of the Flower Moon fell to fifth place.

Based on a sad chapter in history in which members of the Osage tribe were murdered for their oil rights, this crime drama stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone.

The Martin Scorsese-directed drama earned $4.65 million.

The Holdovers, a sweet drama starring Paul Giamatti and Dominic Sessa as teacher and student who form a friendship after becoming the only two with nowhere to go during the winter holidays, finished in sixth place.

Director Sofia Coppola’s take on the relationship between Elvis Presley and his first wife is portrayed in Priscilla. Cailee Spaeny stars as the title character in the biopic, co-written by Priscilla Presley. It remained in fourth place and earned $4.65 million

Killers of the Flower Moon fell to fifth place. The crime drama based on a sad chapter in history in which members of the Osage tribe were murdered for their oil rights. Stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone earned $4.65 million

Da’Vine Joy Randolph stars as the kitchen worker who helps them get together for a “family vacation.”

The film has received a new 96 percent rating from critics and audiences seem to agree, with a score of 91 percent.

The Holdovers earned $3.2 million.

Journey to Bethlehem debuted in seventh place.

The Holdovers, a sweet drama starring Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa and Da’Vine Joy Randolph in a story about a teacher, student and kitchen worker who form a friendship during a two-week school vacation, finished in sixth place with $3.2 million

Journey to Bethlehem debuted in seventh place. The live-action Christmas musical starring Antonio Banderas as the evil King Herod, Milo Manheim as Joseph and Fiona Palomo as Mary earned $2.425 million in ticket sales

Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie landed safely in eighth place, taking in $1.76 million this weekend

The live-action Christmas musical stars Antonio Banderas as the evil King Herod, Milo Manheim as Joseph and Fiona Palomo as Mary.

The film was released through Sony Picture’s Affirm Films and earned $2.425 million in ticket sales in its first week in theaters.

Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie finished safely in eighth place.

The animated adventure about a four-legged rescue team remains popular with fans of the TV show on which the film is based, raking in $1.76 million this weekend.

Radical held on and ended up in ninth place.

In the drama, Eugenio Derbez plays a teacher who tries out a radical new approach to education in the Mexican border town where he lives and works.

The film plays in just 534 theaters in the US and earns $1.752 million.

Radical held on and ended up in ninth place. In the drama, Eugenio Derbez plays a teacher who tries out a radical new approach to education in the Mexican border town where he lives and works. The film plays in just 534 theaters in the US and earns $1.752 million

The Exorcist: Believer rounds out the top ten. The terrifying sequel to the 1973 horror classic swept 1.15 million at the box office after six weeks in theaters

The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, starring Rachel Ziegler, Viola Davis and Tom Blyth, joins the fray and could challenge The Marvel’s tenuous position at the top of the box office on Friday, November 17 to threaten.

Critics and audiences alike have given Radical a big thumbs up and it could be a major contender come awards season.

The Exorcist: Believer rounds out the top ten.

The terrifying sequel to the 1973 horror classic racked up 1.15 million viewers at the box office after six weeks in theaters.

The Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, starring Rachel Ziegler, Viola Davis and Tom Blyth, enters the fray and could threaten The Marvel’s tenuous position at the top of the box office on Friday, November 17 .

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