Friday evening: After everyone went to the movies over the holidays, they're doing something else this weekend with Disney Mufasa: The Lion King Looks to upset MLK's 4-day frame by estimate 16 million dollars takes On the fifth weekend. This is easily the lowest number of films post Covid-19 and nothing the industry can boast about.
Two new entrants, Sony One day of them in 13 million dollars over 4 days and Blumhouse/Universal's The wolf man in 12 million dollarsThey do not provide any service. Both are low-budget films with $14 million and $25 million, respectively, before P&A spending. Hopefully, with its exits and rave reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, One day of them Finds an audience. The current $11.7 million 3-day cume was on Blumhouse's title from January of last year Night swimming Greater than The wolf man's.
Social media analytics company RelishMix shows that the world of social media is moving on The wolf man At 136.5 million, it's nearly 50% behind the average benchmark for a wide-ranging horror release. Julia Garner is the biggest social media star, with an audience of 1.5 million on Instagram. RelishMix notes that bad word of mouth: “Mixed chatter with a negative bias The wolf man He finds some viewers dissatisfied with the look of the film, from the cinematography to the design of the titular creature. Comments include, “They obviously chose to design a more human-like werewolf, which a lot of people wouldn't prefer,” and “A furless werewolf is not a werewolf in my books!”
One day of themThe number of social media users across TikTok, Facebook, X, YouTube and Instagram is 116.6 million which is +2% compared to comedy standards. The energizing element of the R-rated film's cast is strong with SZA's social network of 36 million and Keke Palmer's 24.5 million.
RelishMix reports: “Positively oriented conversation One day of them Strong audiences who are ready to have a good comedic time at the movies. The cast, especially Keke Palmer, attracts many to the film, as they share: “This is truly a must-see.” “KEKE, Sza and Katt Williams lol yeah,” and “Keke is one of the best female comedians right now.” Audiences feel this is similar to other black-led comedies, with comments like “this happened.” Friday Feelings are everywhere. I can't wait to see it, “It's Giving”. insecure Positive vibes but as a movie.
Focus features
With an expectation of 4 days from 5 million dollars In which the fourth round, focus features Nosferatu Heading to $90.2 million com, $6.6 million shy of passing Downton Abbey As the highest-grossing film of all time. As we told you on Thursday, the Robert Eggers-directed film is the second-biggest film in the US for the specialty Universal franchise.
- Mufasa: The Lion Kings (Dis) 3555 theaters, Friday $2.3 million3 days 12 million dollars (-15%), 4 days 16 million dollarsthe total $210.3 million/Week 5
- One day of them (Sony) 2,675 theaters, Friday $4.6 million3 days 11 million dollars4 days 13 million dollars/Week 1
- The wolf man (University) 3354 theaters, Friday $4.5 million3 days $10.5 million4 days 12 million dollars/Week 1
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Parity) 3,306 theaters, Friday $1.8 million3 days 8 million dollars (-30%), 4 days $10.4 millionthe total $218.2 million/Week 5
- Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (LG) 3,008 theaters, Friday $2.1 million 3 days $7.45 million (-50%), 4 days 9 million dollarsthe total $28.5 million/Week 2
Friday morning: Just get ready for it, but it's going to be a pretty boring weekend for MLK at the box office, unless Sony's all-female comedy has an R rating One day of them Surprises.
Post Covid, MLK's No. 1 film over the weekend managed to pull in as much as $33 million over four days; This is either for an editorial title or keep it.
This weekend, Universal/Blumhouse The wolf man, Despite its low cost of $25 million before P&A, it is only expected to be fetched 20 million dollars more than 4 days; no M3GAN. Yesterday, in previews that began at 2 p.m., Leigh Whannell directed and wrote the EP'ed R-rated horror film. $1.4 millionwhich is a little more than what's on Lionsgate Den of thieves ($1.35 million) last Thursday, which is a bit lighter than the pre-Covid amount given by the director The invisible man which grossed $1.65 million in previews before a $28.2 million opening. wolf man, The film, starring Julia Garner and Christopher Abbott, is booked into 3,354 theaters. Its Rotten Tomatoes reviews of 55% and audience score of 67% are lower than Invisible Man's certified new reviews of 91% and score of 88%.
One day of them
Sony
sony sza and keke palmer comedy, One day of them, It received rave reviews with a 96% fresh rating and 94% audience feedback. The upside is that it's the first female Black R-rated comedy since 2017 Girls trip. But why is it not expected to open higher? It is expected to be 3 days in $7 million – $9 millionwith four days aimed at Double numbers. Pic follows best friends and roommates Dreux (Keke Palmer) and Alyssa (SZA) who are about to spend “One of Them Days.” When they discover that Alyssa's boyfriend has squandered their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comedic race against time to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact. Previews were held last night which began at 2pm $1.3 million In 2402 locations. In comparison, Girls trip It performed $1.7 million in previews ahead of an $11.7 million Friday opening, and a $31 million opening. Before its opening, Girls trip It was expected to be in the low to mid-$20 million-plus range. One day of them It is produced by Girls trip Producer James Lopez.
Tracking service Quorum says this morning in its note: “The wolf man and One day of them Access to the theaters from two opposite directions. The wolf man He has high awareness, high interest, and a strong 6% unaided ability (e.g Nosferatu on the day of its issuance). The downside is that the reviews for The wolf man It was lukewarm. One day of them It has less awareness and interest and has not yet reached the 1% of unaided awareness, but it has glowing reviews. What does that mean? expected The wolf man For a larger opening, but if word of mouth is weak, it can be opened at the lower end of the projections. On the contrary, if One day of them Getting a good word of mouth can be surprising to the upside.
Gerard Butler in Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
E-One Films
Lionsgate's Tucker Tolley co-financed Den of Thieves 2: Pantera Looks to ease by -45% to -50% in the second weekend $7.5 million to $8.3 million Over 3 days. The No. 1 film of 2018 had a rating of -43% in its second weekend. The first week of Den of thieves It was $20.1 million while the sequel made here $19.5 million In his first week. Den of thieves It finished its run at $44.9 million.
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This week's top five are as follows:
1.) Den of Thieves 2 (LG) 3,008 theaters Thursday, $843,000 (-14% from Wednesday), week $19.5 million/Week 1
2.) Mufasa (Dis) 3,620 theaters, Thursday, $866,000 (-11%), week $18.7 million, $194.2 million/Week 4
3.) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Parity) 3,582 theaters, Thursday $589K (-11%), week $14.3 millionthe total $207.9 million/Week 4
4.) Nosferatu (Foc) 3,082 theaters, Thursday $659K (-15%), week 10 million dollars/the total $85.2 millionweek 3
5.) Moana 2 (Dis) 3,170 theaters, Thursday, $378,000 (-6%), week $8.3 millionthe total $436.7 million/Week 7
