OPENINGS: The only wide launch this week (2027 theatres) was the horror movie THE EMPTY MAN (20th/Disney), which despite its big-studio credentials had a nearly invisible level of marketing behind it, and started with a $1.3M weekend that was low even by pandemic standards.
AFTER WE COLLIDED (Open Road) had a limited arrival at 460 theatres (it’s also available digitally), for a $420K weekend. It’s been a mild theatrical success internationally with $45.6M to date.
HOLDOVERS: HONEST THIEF (Open Road) led the box office for a 2nd weekend, for whatever that was worth, down 43% to $2.4M, and on its way to perhaps $15M in the US. It also has $3.3M overseas.
THE WAR WITH GRANDPA (101) declined 25% to $1.9M in its 3rd weekend, also headed for $15M or so in the US, and with $4.1M overseas.
TENET (Warners) dipped 19% to $1.3M in its 8th weekend, still on track for $55-60M in the US. It has $289M overseas, although it’s slowing there as well with a $3.2M weekend.
There was a heavy drop after that to 2 HEARTS (Freestyle), down 39% to $320K, and unlikely to get much higher than $2M in the US.
The pandemic veterans THE NEW MUTANTS (20th/TSG/Disney) and UNHINGED (Solstice) are fading toward digital release (Unhinged is already available for at-home viewing), with Mutants down 39% to $290K, and Unhinged down 35% to $270K, both of them hoping to reach $25M in the US. In addition, Mutants has $21M overseas, and Unhinged has $20.7M.
Disney is continuing to provide re-release product to theatres, with weekends for THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS at $580K, HOCUS POCUS at $530K, and MONSTERS, INC at $490K.
NEXT WEEKEND: There are no wide openings currently scheduled for Halloween week.
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