‘Project Hail Mary’ Aims for Second Weekend Win with $46 Million

Updated, Friday afternoon: This weekend there’s A Path to a Greater Universe directed and produced by Lord & Miller for Amazon MGM Studios. Project Hail MerryWe’re on track until the second Friday of . $12.9 million In 4,077 theaters $46.8M Second weekend, 42% off the first frame.

It’s better than the second frame. Dune: Part 2 The Ryan Gosling movie will be screened for 10 days. $156.5M. Dune: Part 2‘s 10-day cost was $157.2 million, and it was a franchise IP. remember, Project Hail Merry Retains all PLF and Imax screens. Don’t be surprised if the Amy Pascal and Gosling pic tops $50 million in its second weekend.

The second frame goes to Disney/Pixar’s. hopper 3,650 screens; On a $10 million weekend, the fourth Friday was up $2.6 million, -44%, for a cumulative total of $136.3 million.

The third is a Bollywood hit. Durandar 2: Vengeance At 987 sites, the second Friday would cost $1.4 million and the second weekend would cost about $5 million, a 50% discount, or $23 million over 10 days.

The fourth is a Zazie Beetz genre film from New Line. they will kill you Friday with $2.4 million and on 2,778 screens. $5 million to $6 million opening. The audience score on Rotten Tomatoes is currently at 83%, which is pretty good. Ready or Not 2: I’m ComingIt’s 90%.

Fifth is Universal’s a reminder of him $1.4 million on its third Friday and third weekend at 3,174 locations. $4.2 million; -48%, and the accumulation continues. $40.5M.

searchlight Ready or not 2 It’s expected to gross $1.2 million for its second Friday and about $1.2 million for its second weekend in 3,010 theaters. 4 million dollars-56%, over 10 days $16.2M. The pre-Covid first chapter in August 2019 held up better at $5.9 million, -26% in the second frame (this is August).

Previously on Friday morning: New Line/Nocturna they will kill you It raised $1 million in previews during Thursday’s 3pm screening and Monday’s mystery screenings. It’s the number right below that number. Ready or Not 2: I’m Coming‘s $1.2 million figure last Thursday brought its three-day total to $9 million.

they will kill youa $20 million production starring Zazie Beetz and co-financed by New Line and Skydance-owned Nocturna, is expected to post a similar opening.

RelishMix is ​​measuring the world of social media. they will kill you, 183M, which opened as the closing film at SXSW on March 17th, is +18% above the first horror genre norm across TikTok, Facebook, X, YouTube, and Instagram combined. However, those numbers are lower than the SMU range. Ready or Not 2: I’m Coming Before opening at 294M. The featured social media stars are Tom Felton with 26.7 million fans, Patricia Arquette currently active with 1.1 million, Beetz with 827,000 and Heather Graham with 748,000. Critical reviews on Rotten Tomatoes place it several digits below with a 72% fresh rating. Ready or not 2It’s 75%. There are no viewer scores yet. The genre film, directed and co-written by Kirill Sokolov, is being shown on 7,000 screens in 65 overseas regions, including France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Mexico, Spain, and the UK.

Amazon MGM Studios Project Hail Merry It closes its first week with $109.7 million from 4,007 theaters after Thursday’s $6.1 million, a 10% discount from Wednesday. I hope Weekend 2 emulates this. Dune: Part 2This was a 44% decrease to approximately $45 million.

Again, spring break, which is good for business, is still in effect, with 16% of K-12 schools and 12% of colleges currently closed, according to Comscore.

For the rest of this week:

2. hopper (Disney) 3,675 theaters, $23.9M/week (-46%), $126.3M total/week 3

3. Durandar’s Revenge 987 theaters, $14.1M/week, $18M total/week 1

4. Ready or Not 2: I’m Coming (Maritime) 3,010 theaters, $12.2 million/week 1

5. a reminder of him (Uni) 3,441 theaters, $11.2M (-55%), total $36.3M/Wk 2

There will be more updates later.