“Dog Man,” the “Captain Underpants” sequel that gives family audiences something other than holiday leftovers to take their animated kids to, won last weekend at the box office and won the week as well, earning about a $million a day to finish its first seven days with over $40 million in the bank.

Deadline.com seemed to think another $20 million (it opened north of $30) would be a done deal for this minor hit. But now they’re more in line what you’d expect, a 60-65% drop off, weekend to weekend. It did not clear $13.7 million.

That’s not good news, because neither of the new releases opening wide will keep the lights on.

Super Bowl weekend is traditionally a great weekend to A) have theaters all to yourself, B) have airliners empty around you and C) to head out shopping for anything other than food or beer on Synday.

“Heart Eyes,” a clever(ish) lovers-chased-by-serial-killer rom-com, did middling business Thursday night and managed $8.5 million or so pre-Valentine’s Day weekend. The horror audience has traditionally been one of the most reliable, and sure enough, when I checked this one out Thursday afternoon, a few representatives of the hardcore showed up. Over enthusiastic reviews did nothing for this misfire.

“Love Hurts,” on the other hand, is an action comedy with few prospects and little going for it. Stunt-man turned first-time director, and Universal figured Ke Huy Quan would draw…somebody. “Goonies” fans? “Everything Everywhere All at Once” diehards? Martial arts/shoot-em-up devotees?

Deadline thinks an Asian audience (West Coast) will find it. I saw it in an empty theater Thursday night, a harbinger of a $5.8 million opening. It’s pretty bad and Quan’s bad in it.

The two new titles will knock “One of Them Days” and “Flight Risk” out of the top five, and a couple of Oscar contenders out of the top ten.

“Mufasa” is on track for a $4 million fourth place finish, and another horror title, “Companion,” is doing $3.4 million in business in its last weekend in the top five.

“Companion” earned $3 million on its second weekend.

“Becoming Led Zeppelin,” a doc opening in IMAX in most locales, cracks the top ten with a $2.6 million opening.