Barely cracking $75 million domestically isn’t the great inspiring news we need for the box office; leave it to Wicked: For Good to revive the multiplexes next weekend, I guess! But what’s an astute bit of irony is that the latest Now You See Me installment scored the top gross of the weekend, for yet another series-low weekend. Perhaps fighting the power by targeting the rich with magic can only be leaned on in noteoworthy times, not when the charts are begging for saviors.

So, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t opened with $21.3 million, slightly below its 2016 predecessor’s $22.4 million. Keep in mind that nine years ago, the previous installment opened alongside a cornucopia of IPs that were considered special that ended up bombing (a la Ghostbusters, Star Trek, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and even Independence Day). Now, this is an intriguing case: even with mixed reviews and a B+ from CinemaScore, the IP based on “illusionists performing heists” seems to be holding its own in a marketplace that isn’t as saturated with popular brands as it once was. Yeah, you get some memorable names like Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, and Ilsa Fisher, but it’s interesting that the original concept, conjured up over 12 years ago, still has merit in continuing. It’s already over $40 million worldwide, thanks to a little pump of $16.2 million from China. Legs like its predecessor would get it to around $60 million domestically, but we’ll see if it can get a holiday boost thanks to Wicked and Zootopia 2.

For the other newcomer, The Running Man (not the 1987 installment) kicked off with a rather low $17 million. So much for all the pundits screaming “Glen Powell is the next Tom Cruise!”. Even with holiday legs, this might only get to $55 million domestically. No, it’s not going to gross anything like Anyone But You, and not every single franchise needs to be revived (for the umpteenth time) if folks didn’t ask for it. In a way, this almost feels like a redux of Ryan Gosling’s The Fall Guy, where a PG-13 might’ve allowed it to pull in more, but a casual reminder that Gosling isn’t a draw when it comes to the big screen (unless he’s in a supporting role). Glen Powell can’t be all the fault for this, but he’s not quite the leading man, even if there were rumors (now dispatched) that he would lead the next wave of Mission: Impossible films.

In other news, Predator: Badlands is becoming the de facto Power Rangers. A great start and great reviews, and then a mighty 68% dip in its second weekend with $13 million and $66.3 million domestic. Yes, it may still get to $90, crawling towards $100 million domestic, but this would be better to justify if its budget were lower. Its global cumulative will likely end up closer to $180 million than the $200 million-plus we had believed last week.

Regretting You has passed $46 million domestically and is nearing $85 million worldwide. Black Phone 2 will be past $75 million domestic by tomorrow night and has crossed $127.7 million globally. Neon’s Keeper opened with $2.5 million, more of a simple “just there” movie. Sony Pictures’ Nuremberg will pass $10 million domestically later this week, the same as Sarah’s Oil.

The first Wicked dropped back into 2,195 theaters before its sequel opens next weekend, adding $1.2 million to bring it very close to $475 million domestic.

Next weekend sees the release of Wicked: For Good, Sisu: Road to Revenge, Rental Family, and Blue Eyed Girl.