Before official predictions begin to come in, I just want to look at the current films in the cinema and the upcoming films this week. Obviously we have Joker 2, Transformers One and the Wild Robot, and we'll soon have Terrifier 3, Saturday Night, Piece by Piece and My Hero Academia: You're Next releasing against these three films. These additions will help to offer a larger variety for general audiences, but which films will come our on top? What do you think will be the biggest film of the week and weekend?
NOTE: I've left out Beetlejuice Beetlejuice from this list, as it has just released on streaming, while it does have the chance to continue a successful box office run, I don't believe it will be making the same amount that it had previously made in the cinemas. If it continues to maintain a following at the theatre, it will be noted.
by Skaiser_Wilhelm
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Joker sweep, baby. It will make gagillion dollars.
Terrifier 3 is probably going to dominate the press coverage, but as far as totals it’s going to be a 7-way mid-off.
It would be so awesome if terrifier 3 makes the most
My Hero will bring in a decent amount but the series has lost a lot of momentum and popularity as it goes on.
Also another issue is that all the films are non-canon unlike other hits such as Demon Slayer: Mugen Train and Jujutsu Kaisen 0.
Wild robot / Terrifier is taking this weekend coming
In order:
1. The Wild Robot – the fact this is a family movie and still in more screens than Terrifier 3 will mean it has the advantage. I do think Terrifier 2 might be rather frontloaded.
2. Terrifier 3 – Even if this is fronloaded, it’s still hella impressive for an indie horror movie franchise to gain such a following that it might actually top the charts. Regardless of how it turns out, this is a huge deal for indie movies and horror
3. Saturday Night – I think this’ll be a modest debut but I still say this legs out well through word of mouth buzz, particularly with the adult crowd.
4. Transformers One – a decent hold but not enough to save it from doom.
5. Joker: Folie a Deux – the joke’s on Warner Bros. for thinking they had a big hit in October. I don’t think this’ll quite do the 80% drop some are manifesting…but it’ll absolutely be within the 70% range
6. MHA – anime movies tend to not get a lot of screen and even something as popular as MHA might not crack 10M if subsequent Demon Slayer movies couldn’t
7. Piece by Piece – honestly think this’ll barely debut in the Top 10 if at all. I doubt this will actually be #7
EDIT: I was just reminded the Nightmare Before Christmas re-release is this weekend, as is another release for Super/Man. NBC could aboslutely wind up being #4 this week, ahead of Transformers One. Super/Man’s a bit up in the air (pun not intended); news articles say the release is “nationwide” but they don’t clarify how many theaters that is. It could make around $1M-$2M? But tracking for these documentaries is always tough to predict. We’ll likely not even know any proper estimates until Sunday morning.
*Super/Man: The Christopher Reeves Story* is also expanding wide while *The Nightmare before Christmas* also is re-releasing this weekend.