Brave New World" is losing momentum at the box office, even during a muted winter weekend with only a smattering of new releases.

Osgood Perkins' horror pic 'The Monkey' scared up the second-best opening in the history of Neon, the indie label that's also home of awards darling 'Anora.'

The Anthony Mackie-starring entry easily overtook the Stephen King adaptation "The Monkey" and "Paddington in Peru."It's a brave new world for Anthony Mackie, but not for Marvel, which is back to its usual box office domination tricks.