In what could be the lowest-grossing weekend of the year, two new releases will eat into the holdover science-fiction film Mickey 17's audience. The horror-action-comedy Novocaine, starring Jack Quaid as a man who feels no pain, is eying the top spot this weekend, after generating nearly $4 million on its first day of release. This includes the $1.7 million that it made in Thursday's previews. Novocaineis expected to generate around $8 million this weekend, which is around the same amount projected for Mickey 17. Directed by Bong Joon Hoand starring Robert Pattinson, the big-budget film delivered a rather underwhelming $19 million debut last weekend.