Keke Palmer’s Hilarious New Comedy ‘One of Them Days’ Takes on ‘Mufasa’ for Box Office Supremacy!

WASHINGTON — Keke Palmer’s new buddy comedy, “One of Them Days,” took the top spot at the North American box office during the quiet Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

This R-rated film earned about $11.6 million from 2,675 theaters, just edging out Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King.” However, by the end of the holiday, “Mufasa” is expected to regain the lead. Despite its strong opening, the overall box office numbers were low, with the total for the weekend falling under $80 million, marking one of the slowest Martin Luther King Jr. weekends since 1997.

“One of Them Days” has a modest production budget of $14 million, which it is likely to match by Monday, thanks to enthusiastic audience reception. The film features Palmer and SZA as two friends trying to scrape together enough cash for their rent before facing eviction. It’s also noteworthy as the first Black female-led theatrical comedy since “Girls Trip” in 2017. Critics love it, giving it a remarkable 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Analyst Paul Dergarabedian from Comscore remarked that while the weekend box office was weak overall, “One of Them Days” had a successful run as an individual film. The second spot went to “Mufasa,” which brought in $11.5 million in its fifth weekend, accumulating around $588 million globally. It surprisingly outperformed the new horror film “Wolf Man,” which opened in third place with $10.6 million from 3,354 theaters. Directed by Leigh Whannell, “Wolf Man” didn’t receive great reviews and earned a C- CinemaScore, indicating that audiences were less than impressed.

In fourth place was “Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” which made $8.6 million, followed by “Den of Thieves 2” with $6.6 million.

Among specialty releases, “The Brutalist,” a post-war epic from Brady Corbet, expanded to 388 screens and grossed nearly $2 million. It saw sellouts in select 70mm and IMAX showings. In another initiative, A24 re-released “Sing Sing,” allowing over a million incarcerated individuals to view it in theaters and prisons across 46 states.

Historical data shows that the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend has hosted several large hits in the past. For a glimpse of success, Dergarabedian points to films like “Bad Boys for Life,” which opened to $62.5 million in 2020, and “American Sniper,” earning $89.3 million in its first expansive weekend in 2016.

Looking forward, Dergarabedian sees promise for the box office in February with upcoming releases like “Captain America: Brave New World” and “Paddington in Peru.”

Here are the estimated ticket sales for U.S. and Canadian theaters from Friday to Sunday:

1. “One of Them Days,” $11.6 million
2. “Mufasa: The Lion King,” $11.5 million
3. “Wolf Man,” $10.6 million
4. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” $8.6 million
5. “Den of Thieves 2,” $6.6 million
6. “Moana 2,” $6.1 million
7. “Nosferatu,” $4.3 million
8. “A Complete Unknown,” $3.8 million
9. “Wicked,” $3.6 million
10. “Babygirl,” $2 million

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