'Uncharted' is No. 1 as domestic audiences await 'The Batman'

Tom Holland-starrer 'Uncharted' has an easy path to staying on top of domestic charts in its second weekend as there is still some time for the release of 'The Batman' featuring Robert Pattinson.

The adaptation of Sony's series of PlayStation games is holding well, with the studio projecting a $23 million gross for its sophomore outing.

According to Variety, that's a 45 per cent drop from its $44 million opening " a debut that already beat initial expectations. Big-budget spectacles and adaptations of well-known properties can tend to be front-loaded in terms of box-office grosses, so a drop of less than 50 per cent is a marked victory for "Uncharted."

Last weekend, the Tom Holland action vehicle enjoyed the domestic box office's biggest opening since the star's last film, 'Spider-Man: No Way Home', which dominated the holiday season to become the third highest-grossing domestic film release in history.

Directed by Zombieland duology helmer Ruben Fleischer, 'Uncharted' stars Holland as treasure hunter Nathan Drake. The rest of the cast includes Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali and Antonio Banderas.

In terms of new releases for the weekend, neither of the weekend's two biggest debuts is making much noise in its opening.

Open Road Films' Studio 666' is projected to earn $2 million from 2,306 theaters through Sunday. The film is a bit of an odd duck: a comedy horror film that stars members of Foo Fighters as themselves.