Weather Blamed for lots of Shut-ins not going to Movies; 2023 boasts "Barbie," "Fast X" and a new "Indiana Jones"

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Tuesday, December 27, 2022 - 19:35 by Tony Rutherford , HNN Entertainment Editor

In many locations Christmas weekend moviegoers had to overcome a non-viral disaster which came in the form of a snow cyclone that forced the shuttering of several cinemas. While Friday became the worst of the "white out", temperatures in the zero or below (due to wind gusts) kept many moviegoers home. "The Way of Water" still amassed $56 million dollar, but excepting "Puss n Boots: Last Wish" which grabbed $17.4 million (less than half of last year's "Sing 2, which yielded $39 million).

Weather hurt two other new releases ---- "Whitney Houston's I'm Going to Dance with Somebody: grossing $5.3 million and the roaring twenties situated "Babylon" enticed only $3.5 million to a heavy sexual debochery featuring Margo Robbie. 

Skies will clear and with school's out vacations and continued celebrations , the new titles have weekdays that count nearly as weekend days to draw snowed and cold shut ins out to the movies. 

The New Year's weekend does not have new wide releases scheduled allowing weather related films a second change. The next slate wide opening comes Jan 6 with "Megan" and "Women Talking" (limited). Jan. 14 has "The Devil's Conspiracy."
FLASHBACK CINEMA returns Jan. 8 & 11 with "Elvis That's the Way it Is" followed on Jan. 15 by "Jurassic Park."

These two horror titles kick off 2023, which includes a re-release of "Titanic," "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," Margo's live-action "Barbie," and "The Flash." For late winter/early Spring "Shazam 2: Fury of the Gods," "Knock at the Cabin" and "Scream 6" and a comedy drama featuring Jane Fonda and Sally Field, "80 for Brady."   

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