A Quiet Place: Day One is making a splash at the box office. The prequel grossed an estimated $53 million in its first weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
It is a franchise-best and far exceeded expectations. Over the weekend, pre-release tracking showed First Day It was projected for an opening gross of $40 million, but audiences were apparently more excited to see the action-horror starring Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn and released by Paramount. The same can’t be said for Kevin Costner’s film Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1Its initial gross was $11 million.
quiet place However, this win was not enough to secure the coveted first spot on the charts. That honor once again went to the might of Disney and Pixar. inside out 2which grossed an estimated $57.4 million in its third weekend in theaters and surpassed $1 billion globally.
There’s little chance that locations will switch when the actual release happens on Monday. Either way, this is good news for movie theaters in a summer season that’s finally heating up but still trails far behind last year (a 19% drop) and pre-pandemic norms (a 36% drop from 2019).
inside out 2 It is still a box office phenomenon like the industry has never seen before barbie almost a year ago. In just three weeks of release, it earned nearly $470 million in North America and $545.5 million internationally, bringing its global total to $1.01 billion. The sequel is the only film released in 2024 to cross the billion dollar mark, and it did so in just 19 days, a record for an animated film.
“The film’s tremendous global success once again demonstrates that audiences around the world will be drawn to engaging, entertaining films and will want to enjoy them on the big screen,” Michael O’Leary, president and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners, said in a statement.
A Quiet Place: Day OneThe film, directed by Michael Sarnoski and rated PG-13, is also fast approaching a critical milestone. The $67 million production has already earned $98.5 million, including $45.5 million from international showings in 59 markets.
“There’s a lot of love out there a quiet place “We listened to the fans who wanted to expand the universe,” said Chris Aronson, Paramount’s domestic distribution head.
In a rare feat for a third film, it grossed more than both films. a quiet place (opening gross of $50.2 million in April 2018) and A Quiet Place: Part II (The film debuted at $47.5 million in May 2021.) John Krasinski, who wrote and directed the first two films, continues to serve as producer.
“It’s one of those rare horror franchises that has generated incredible goodwill among both audiences and critics,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore.
Playing on 3,708 screens in the United States and Canada, approximately 40% of the film’s domestic gross came from “premium screens”, including IMAX and other large formats. It entered the market to mostly positive reviews (84% on Rotten Tomatoes); audiences gave it a B+ CinemaScore and four out of five stars on PostTrak.
“We’ve put together an attractive package, but I think it shows that people want to see movies,” Aronson said. “The market really works when there are choices and there’s something for everyone.”
beginning HorizonMeanwhile, the film has been slow to take off. While older audiences, who are most likely to support Western epics, typically haven’t turned out to see the film on opening weekend the way people often go to the movies for horror and superheroes, the road ahead won’t be easy: reviews haven’t been great, and it received a disappointing B- CinemaScore.
The stakes are a little different too HorizonA $100 million production that Costner financed himself and partnered with Warner Bros. for distribution. It opened in 3,334 locations. A decades-long passion project, to finance it he mortgaged property in Santa Barbara, California and moved out Yellowstone To accomplish this. In a bold, unconventional strategy, Chapter 2 It will hit theaters this summer on Aug. 16. He also has plans to make two more movies.
“The Western genre is one of those that’s very specific,” Dergarabedian said. “It’s going to be a long-term sport.”
A quick look at the top 10 shows that audiences are largely preferring franchises and “known commodities” over originals. Bad Boys: Ride or Die was right behind Horizon topped the charts, and it’s been in theaters for four weeks.
“Summer audiences want to see tried and true, familiar music,” Dergarabedian said.
He was also impressed by the diversity of genres in the top 10, which included two Indian films: Telugu-language science-fiction Kalki 2898 AD ranked fifth with $5.4 million and was a Punjabi language Jatt and Juliet 3 ranked ninth with $1.5 million.
“If you can’t find something you like at the multiplex right now, you’re not trying hard enough,” Dergarabedian said.
According to Comscore, ticket sales are estimated at theaters in the US and Canada from Friday through Sunday. Final domestic figures will be released on Monday.
1. Inside Out 2$57.4 million.
2. A Quiet Place: Day One$53 million.
3. Horizon: An American Saga—Chapter 111 million dollars.
4. Bad Boys: Ride or Die$10.3 million.
5. Kalki 2898 AD$5.4 million.
6. The Bikeriders$3.3 million.
7. The Garfield Movie$2 million.
8. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes$168.1 million.
9. Jatt and Juliet 3$1.5 million.
10. Types of kindness$1.5 million.
