Well, the underdog is finally the dog of the house, and surely, it makes for a good-feel story. GOAT earned $17 million in its second weekend (38% drop), sliding past WB’s latest adaptation to tally up $58.3 million domestic and surpass $102 million globally. That is the second-best hold for a post-President’s Day weekend behind Dog in 2022. Of more interest, even Black Panther dipped 44% in its second weekend after a terrific opening over the four-day with $242 million; surely, we can see what these two titles have in common!
It’s probably aiming for a $110-125 million domestic run and could surely pass $200 million worldwide; guess animated titles can leg out like recent The Bad Guys and its sequel. There ain’t no frontloading here; this sports drama is here to play the game.
In other news, Wuthering Heights earned $14.2 million in its second weekend (57% drop), bringing its domestic total to $60 million, and has surpassed $151 million globally. The dropoff isn’t as bad as led to believe, as it’s about in line with Valentine’s Day releases, like the Fifty Shades sequels. For “just a romance” film, this is definitely getting the bonuses from overseas performances, and unless Scream 7 kneecaps it next month, this will continue to play out as expected.
I Can Only Imagine 2 earned $8 million in its debut; yeah, that’s a 53% drop from its predecessor’s opening weekend in 2018. But with strong word of mouth, it could have legs compared to its predecessor. Crime 101 earned $5.77 million in its second weekend. Yes, it will pass $50 million globally in a few days, but that could only be considered good if the budget wasn’t $90 million; no PVOD to save this one. Send Help earned $4.5 million in its fourth weekend; the Sam Raimi-directed feature should be moving towards $100 million worldwide.
A24’s How to Make a Killing earned $3.56 million in its debut; not so good news in trying to tout Glen Powell as the next big thing. Mixed reviews didn’t help the clause, but it doesn’t offer much in terms of difference, and its presence “as a movie” is allowing it to get knocked out by Wuthering Heights, Send Help, and Crime 101. Neon’s EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert opened in 325 theaters with a debut of $3.25 million; strong reviews suggest a wider release is possible and bode well for Michael in April.
Solo Mio has passed $21 million domestic, Zootopia 2 will be past $1.85 billion by tomorrow morning, and Avatar: Fire and Ash is creeping past $400 million domestic as it legs for $1.5 billion. Oh, and Psycho Killer bombed with critics and audiences, earning a dud $1.6 million.
Next weekend sees the release of Scream 7, Dreams, Undercard, The Napa Boys, K-Pops!, Idiotka, and Gunfighter Paradise.
