The number one movie in America this weekend was 'Novocaine,' which reached it with just $8.7 million, but other films have hit No. 1 with less.

Jack Quaid’s action-comedy “ Novocaine ” topped a painfully slow weekend at the box office with $8.7 million. For theater owners, however, there’s not too much to celebrate: It’s one of the worst debuts to still capture the No. 1 spot (at least since the pandemic ground moviegoing to a halt).