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).

M arch 2025 was never going to be huge at the domestic box office. While this time last year saw the movie release calendar populated with titles including Denis Villeneuve's Dune

Action-comedy Novocaine topped the US movie charts this weekend. The movie stars Jack Quaid - the son of actors Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, who made his acting debut with a minor role in The Hunger Games.