Updated, FRIDAY PM: For Sony GOAT and Warner Bros/MRC’s Accommodations in Wuthering Heights they are currently fighting for No. 1 in what could be a slow weekend $12 million-$14 million piece. Accommodations in Wuthering Heights will win its second Friday with $4M today in 3,682 theaters, compared GOAT$3M on 3,863, but Saturday matinees favor the horn.
At the high end, the 10-day cume looks like a low $60M for Emerald Fennell’s feature take on the Emily Brontë classic, while the Sony Pictures Animation film looks on. $55.2M. As we mentioned, about 16% of K-12 schools are still on winter break today, according to Comscore.
Lionsgate/Empire Story I Can Only Think 2 sees $3.75M today (including $1.8M in previews) at 3,105 locations. The scope is still there $8M-$10M the third time. However no Rotten Tomatoes reviews or audience scores have been reported.
Amazon MGM Studios second draft of the Crime 101 could see $1.7M on its second Friday $5M-$6M the second weekend and it may be close $25M running with EOD on Sunday.
On the fifth is the fourth weekend of 20th Century Studios’ Send Help on 2,800 sites, and $1M today as well $3.7M (from 58%) over the weekend, which means running on Sunday of $54.7M.
Rounding out the top five is A24’s dark comedy Glen Powell How to Make a Murderer in 1,625 theaters for an estimated $1.6M today (including last night’s previews) and surrounding areas $3M for three days. StudioCanal’s picture is financed with a total of $15M, while A24 takes the US under $5M. Reviews on RT are 48% Rotten.
A horror film by 20th Century Studios Psycho Killer DOA for everyone, with 0% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes and 34% with moviegoers. This image sees around $700,000 today (including a $250K preview) and around $2M weekend in 1,100 locations.
Last year, the President’s Day weekend brought in $78M, per Box Office Mojo. This weekend will be less. Also, what a difference a Marvel movie made, even if it wasn’t great (read, last year Captain America: Brave New World).
AHEAD, FRIDAY AM: Lionsgate and the Kingdom Story I Can Only Think 2 the film of faith has started well $1.8 million to check first. Note that $1.3M of that came from early access testing on Valentine’s Day, with another $475,000 from last night.
‘I Can Only Think 2’
That cumulative preview figure is up from the $1.3M preview of the 2018 original, which was predicted to do in the single digits and then surprised with a $17.1M opening and a nice 4.9x multiple — good for a $83.4M domestic final on a massive A+ Cinemascore. There are no reviews or Rotten Tomatoes audience scores for the second part here, starring Milo Ventimiglia. The forecast is $8M-$10M in 3,105 theaters, but it wouldn’t be surprising if the picture does more.
In the Andrew Erwin- and Brent McCorkle-directed sequel, MercyMe’s lead singer, Bart Millard, faces a personal crisis at the height of his success. As her world crumbles, she battles her beliefs and inner demons while searching for a way through the ordeal.
Posting a big number last night was Trafalgar’s release of Prime Original The Running Man, a documentary directed by Morgan Neville about Paul and Linda McCartney’s post-Beatles era Wings. Photo sent $501K in 421 places.
‘Psycho Killer’
After a busy President’s Day weekend, I Can Only Think 2 it’s the only major bow studio that can do any serious business. A24 has 1,600 StudioCanal-financed theatrical releases How to Make a Murderer and Glen Powell, and Disney is releasing New Regency’s Psycho Killer from director Gavin Polone in 1,100 theaters. Both of those titles are expected to finish in the low single digits. Psycho Killer‘s preview, we hear, was around $250Kbut there are no audience or critic scores yet for RT. Reviews are bittersweet How to Make a Murderer at 51% Rotten.
The remaining total for the week is as follows:
1.) Accommodations in Wuthering Heights (WB) 3,682 theaters, Wk $45.8M/Wk 1
2.) A goat (Sony) 3,863 theaters Wk $41.2M/Wk 1
3.) Crime 101 (Sony) 3,161 theaters, Wk $18.9M/Wk 1
4.) Send Help (20th) 2,975 theaters, Wk $12.1M (-7%), Total $51M/Wk 3
5.) Solo Mio (Angel) 3,000 theaters, Wk $8.7M (-17%), Gross $19.2M/Wk 2
