One of the lowest-grossing weekends at the domestic box office will witness the arrival of a new champion. Paramount’s action comedy Novocaineled the field with an estimated opening weekend haul of $8.7 million — among the lowest in the post-pandemic era. Starring Jack Quaid in the central role of a man who cannot feel pain, Novocaine toppled last week’s number one film, Mickey 17, from the top spot and sent it spiraling to number three. Directed by Bong Joon Ho and starring Robert Pattinson, Mickey 17 is turning out to be quite a disaster; the movie debuted with around a tenth of its reported $120 million production budget, and will be released on digital streaming platforms as early as next week.