The field workplace battle between Den of Thieves 2 and Mufasa will likely be tight on a reasonably sluggish weekend.
After a powerful vacation season, the field workplace appears set to decelerate this weekend, with the one new launch being Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, starring Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. The unique movie opened with a better-than-expected $15 million on its approach to a $44 million home whole. Pantera isn’t anticipated to open fairly as nicely, and I’m predicting it is going to open according to Butler’s personal Aircraft, which made simply over $10 million virtually precisely two years in the past (though that was the extra profitable MLK Jr weekend – which doesn’t occur this yr till subsequent week).
I’d anticipate Den of Thieves 2: Pantera to make about $12 million, and are available simply behind Mufasa: The Lion King, which ought to make about $15 million. Quantity three will doubtless go to Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which can make about $10 million.
The opposite massive new launch this weekend is Higher Man, the Robbie Williams biopic which recasts the singer with a CGI Chimpanzee. Reality be advised, I completely cherished this film (learn my evaluation), however the field workplace outlook isn’t good. Higher Man opened in restricted launch over the vacations, and its per-screen common has been poor, with it solely making $26k on six screens final weekend. The actual fact is, in North America, Williams simply doesn’t have a giant following, and the weird method it’s filmed would possibly flip off extra viewers than it is going to appeal to.
As such, anticipate the highest 5 to be rounded out by two holdovers – Nosferatu and Moana 2. In any other case, I wouldn’t anticipate an excessive amount of from the weekend field workplace, particularly given the horrific wildfires in Los Angeles, so this will likely be a largely uneventful, quiet weekend earlier than The Wolf Man sweeps in for subsequent weekend’s MLK Day.
Listed below are our predictions:
- Mufasa: The Lion King: $15 million
- Den of Thieves 2: Pantera: $12 million
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3: $10 million
- Nosferatu: $8 million
- Moana 2: $7 million
What are you seeing this weekend? Will you be including to the field workplace of Mufasa, Den of Thieves 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Nosferatu, Moana 2, or Higher Man?
