Having debuted this past weekend to positive reviews but mixed box office response, the action comedy Novocaine has now hit its first domestic box office milestone. Starring Jack Quaid as a man who feels no pain,

The Paramount action comedy is off to a good start, but the $55 million overall weekend total is the worst for March since 1996

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).