“Him,” a sports thriller about a football player training to be the greatest of all time, won’t be the box office G.O.A.T. after all.
The film opened slightly behind expectations with $13.5 million from 3,168 North American venues. Earlier in the weekend, “Him” seemed on track to debut to $15 million. Either way, those ticket sales weren’t enough to dethrone last weekend’s champ, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle.” After a close race for No. 1, the anime smash from Sony-owned Crunchyroll easily ruled again at the domestic box office with $17.3 million in its second frame. “Him” followed behind in the No. 2 spot.
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