After a stupendous opening weekend haul, the hit horror-comedyBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceis looking to retain its number one spot at the domestic box office. The movie ispoised to deliver a better-than-expected hold, and will likely generate more than $50 million this weekend. This would be one of the best second-weekend hauls in September history, behindIt’s $60 million sophomore frame from 2017.Beeltjuice Beetlejuiceopened with an excellent $111 million haul, signaling the start of the lucrative fall period at the domestic box office, after a solid summer. The movie grossed around $14.5 million on its second Friday, pushing past the $150 million mark. It’sexpected to pass the $185 million milestone by Sunday, if projections hold.
Debuting at the number two spot, Universal’s widely-publicized horror remakeSpeak No Evilgenerated a rather soft $5 million on its first Friday of release. This includes the $1.3 million that the movie made in Thursday previews. Produced ona reported budget of $15 million,Speak No Evilisexpected to gross around $12 million in its opening weekend, which doesn’t exactly inspire much confidence in its future at the box office. Themovie opened to positivereviews, though, and currently sits at a “fresh” 85% approval rating on the aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes. It also earned a solid B+ CinemaScore from opening day audiences, which is a positive sign. Horror movies tend to receive poor audience scores, and are generally front-loaded at the box office. A remake of the acclaimed2022 Danish-language filmof the same name,Speak No EvilstarsJames McAvoy,Mackenzie Davis,Scoot McNairyandAisling Franciosiin the lead roles.
Marvel’sDeadpool & Wolverineis expected to claim the third spot in its eighth weekend of release. The blockbuster superhero sequel grossed a little under $1.5 million on Friday, and is headed towards a $5 million haul this weekend. Thisshould take its running domestic total past the $620 million mark, which puts it just $13 million shy of overtakingThe Avengersto become the fifth-biggest superhero movie of all time.Deadpool & Wolverinehas proven to be a historic box office hit, and willcomfortably pass the $1.3 billion milestone globallythis weekend.
A Host of New Releases Are Expected to Open to Low Numbers this Weekend
As the presidential elections draw closer, another right-wing movie targeting middle-American audiences is expected to debut inside the top five this weekend. Following the success ofReagan, which has generated over $20 million domestically so far, the documentary filmAm I Racist?is eying a $4 million opening weekend haul on the back of a $2 million Friday. Incidentally, this is one of the best openings for a documentary film in the last decade. The top five was rounded out by Lionsgate’sDave BautistavehicleThe Killer’s Game, which is eying around $3 million across the weekend, after generating a little over $1 million on Friday. Just outside the top five,Alien: Romuluscame one step closer to passing the coveted $100 million milestone; the film’srunning domestic total now stands at $99.5 million. Stay tuned to Collider for more box office updates over the weekend.
Speak No Evil
Speak No Evil follows an American family who accepts an invitation to spend the weekend at a British family’s country estate. What starts as a delightful holiday quickly turns into a psychological nightmare as tensions and sinister intentions come to light.
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