Sony/Spyglass’ rom horror Heart Eyes had a solid beat in previews yesterday with $1.1M as exhibitors and studios brace for the traditional sluggish Super Bowl weekend. The Jordana Brewster-Olivia Holt movie is expected to file in the high single digits this weekend.

Programming the weekend of the big game has always been a challenge for Hollywood studios, considering that traffic plummets on Sunday.

The DreamWorks picture 'Dog Man' will stay top dog at the box office, beating Ke Huy Quan's 'Love Hurts' and the slasher 'Heart Eyes.'

Super Bowl weekend is putting the hurt on box office newcomers “Love Hurts” and “Heart Eyes,” as well as last weekend's No. 1 movie "Dog Man."

The domestic box office is bracing for impact this Super Bowl weekend, with the holdover animated film Dog Man poised to retain its crown after topping the charts in its debut. Dog Man grossed $3.2 million on its second Friday,

“Dog Man” will take No. 1 with $13.7 million, a stiff 62% drop from its $36 million opening. With a 10-day total of approximately $54 million, it will still be a theatrically profitable release, though it faces tough competition next weekend for family attention with “Captain America: Brave New World” and “Paddington in Peru” on the way.

Dog Man,” an animated adventure set in the “Captain Underpants” universe, opened in first place at the domestic box office.