Box: The gay John Hughes Movie has finally arrived!

1. Black Panther - $23m / $600m / $665m
2. Tomb Raider - $21m / $21m / $56m
3. A Wrinkle In Time - $16m / $60m / $95m
4. Love, Simon - $14m / $14m / $55m
5. I Can Only Imagine - $8m / $8m / $30m
6. Game Night - $5m / $53.5m / $65m
7. Peter Rabbit - $4.5m / $101.5m / $115m
**Red Sparrow - $4.5m / $39.5m / $50m
9. Strangers: Prey at Night - $4m / $17.5m / $24m
10. Death Wish - $3.5m / $30m / $36m

**7 Days In Entebbe - $1m / $1m / $2.5m

Black Panther becomes the first film since Avatar to five-peat. Go, BP! To think, last year I was declaring March the new May and now this month is largely a bust. Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft won't be saving anything, as at its best it'll do high 20's. It looks more in line with the Underworld/Resident Evil franchise. Love, Simon looks to be very leggy, some sexy Nick Robinson legs. Word of mouth from preview and advance screenings has been terrific, and let's take a brief moment to celebrate that we finally have a wide release, gay centered film. I Can Only Imagine has breakout potential, too. 7 Days In Entebbe opens in around 700 theaters, so it'll be forgotten by next week. (Speaking of, there's way too many movies opening this month and most of them look direct to video quality.)

Lastly, A Wrinkle In Time did okay. It's not a good number, it's not a bad one. I'm not sure why these live action Disney films keep doing the same numbers: Tomorrowland, Prince of Persia, The BFG, John Carter, Pete's Dragon. Perhaps most annoying are the number of casual observers or novices who suddenly declared themselves box-office experts over the weekend. I've been reading box-office numbers for almost 25 years, so this is more than a one weekend thing for me. And the accusations of racism being thrown at any of the trades for merely pointing out the numbers aren't doing anyone any favors.