Taylor Swift remains the queen of the box office as The Eras Tour film earns its second week at number one over Leonardo DiCaprio’s Killers of the Flower Moon

Taylor Swift is the reigning queen of the box office for the second week in a row.

The Grammy winner’s Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour film handily won the race to the top, earning an estimated $31 million, head and shoulders above the rest of the competition. 

The concert film, which invites audience members to act as if they’re really at a live show, has earned a total of $129,788,501 so far. 

A check of various AMC theaters, where the movie is being shown exclusively, found multiple screenings are still being scheduled with a good number of the showings sold-out.

Debuting in second place is Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon.

 Taylor Swift remains the queen of the box office. Her Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour film remained at number one for the second week in a row and earned $31 million

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The fact-based drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro and breakout star Lily Gladstone earned a solid $23 million its first weekend in theaters. 

The story about greed, murder and black gold in 1920s Oklahoma has earned a 92-percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and seems destined to be a fierce contender come awards season. 

The Exorcist: Believer kept viewers jumping in their seats.

The spooky story of demon possession and expulsion starring Oscar and Emmy award winner Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair from the first The Exorcist along with Leslie Odom, Jr and Ann Dowd conjured up $5.6 million in ticket sales. 

In fourth place we find PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie.

The animated adventure based on the popular children’s program dug up nearly $4.5 million for the weekend. 

The film features the voices of Taraji P Henson, Marsai Martin, Kim Kardashian and Serena Williams. 

It’s been 30 years since Tim Burton’s classic The Nightmare Before Christmas debuted in theaters, and in celebration, the Oscar nominated film was re-introduced to audiences on the big screen. 

Debuting in second place is Martin Scorsese ‘s Killers of the Flower Moon. The fact-based drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio , Robert DeNiro and Lily Gladstone about greed, murder and black gold in 1920 Oklahoma earned a solid $23 million its first weekend in theaters

Ellen Burstyn and The Exorcist: Believer landed in third place, conjuring up $5.6 million in ticket sales

Jack Skellington’s attempts to bring Christmas to Halloweentown is still delighting audiences and earned $4.1 million in ticket sales and fifth place. 

Audiences are still finding it difficult to escape the allure of Saw X.

The latest movie in the frighting life or limb franchise starring Saw veterans Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith made its getaway in sixth place with $3.585 million.

The Creator, starring John David Washington and Gemma Chan remained aloft in seventh place.

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie, based on the popular children’s program, dug up nearly $4.5 million and fourth place for the weekend

It’s been 30 years since Tim Burton’s classic The Nightmare Before Christmas debuted in theaters, and in celebration, the Oscar nominated film was re-introduced to audiences on the big screen unwrapping $4.1 million and fifth place

The Disney film helmed by Rogue One director Gareth Edwards and co-written by him and Chris Weitz, pulled in a respectable $2.6 million.

Kenneth Branagh’s detective Hercule Poirot continues to uncover the ghosts in A Haunting in Venice. 

The murder mystery based on the Agatha Christie thriller and starring Michele Yeoh, Jamie Dornan and Tina Fey ripped off the mask with $1.1 million in ticket sales and eighth place.

The faith-based film The Blind is still making hay after four weeks at the box office. 

Audiences are still finding it difficult to escape the allure of Saw X. The latest movie in the frighting life or limb franchise starring Saw veterans Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith made its getaway in sixth place with $3.585 million

The Creator, starring John David Washington and Gemma Chan remained aloft in seventh place. The Disney film helmed by Rogue One director Gareth Edwards  pulled in a respectable $2.6 million

Kenneth Branagh’s detective Hercule Poirot continues to uncover the ghosts in A Haunting in Venice. The murder mystery based on the Agatha Christie thriller ripped off the mask with $1.1 million in ticket sales and eighth place

The movie focuses on the backstory of Phil Robertson, who would eventually become the patriarch of the family featured on the reality show Duck Dynasty.

The Blind came in ninth and earned an estimated $1.01 million over the weekend. 

Rounding out the top ten is The Nun II. 

The faith-based film The Blind about the origins of the Duck Dynasty family is still making hay after four weeks at the box office. It came in ninth and earned an estimated $1.01 million over the weekend

Rounding out the top ten is The Nun II. This battle of good sister versus evil nun starring Taissa Farmiga and Bonnie Aarons finished the day with a take home of $887,000

This battle of good sister versus evil nun starring Taissa Farmiga and Bonnie Aarons finished the day with a take home of $887,000. 

Interestingly, Barbie and Oppenheimer are not in the top 10 any longer, but both are still making bucks at the box office.

Barbie landed in 15th place over the weekend, with $260,000 in ticket sales, bringing its domestic total to more than $635 million and its global earnings to $1.44 billion. 

Oppenheimer was close behind in 16th place with a payday of $179,000, increasing the film’s domestic earnings to more than $324 million making it the fifth most successful movie of 2023 thus far.

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