The Numbers Weekend Preview News Articles - October 2024
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Weekend predictions: Venom looking at opening in the 60s
October 25, 2024
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Two very different films, super hero actioner Venom: The Last Dance and dramatic mystery Conclave, open in wide release this weekend. The former is looking to cash in on Halloween and stay in theaters long enough to benefit from increased audience sizes going into holiday season. The latter will hope to establish itself as an Oscar front runner with a strong theatrical run and good word of mouth.
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Weekend predictions: Smile looks to seize crown from Terrifier
October 18, 2024
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Halloween season ramps up again in theaters this weekend, with Smile 2 looking to keep the horror genre firmly in control at the box office. It should do so relatively easily, even though Terrifier 3 has been enjoying a great run so far. The $2.5 million in previews on Thursday for Smile 2 isn’t spectacular, but sets the film up for $20 million or so on opening weekend.
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Weekend predictions: Terrifier looking at surprise box office triumph
October 11, 2024
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Cult horror sensation Terrifier 3 goes mainstream this weekend, and it looks like a strong bet for topping the box office chart. A month ago, that would be a shock result, with Joker: Folie à Deux expected to be shooting for something over $40 million in its second outing. Instead, Joker most likely won’t hit $20 million, and Terrifier will have the opportunity to take advantage of its opportunity. With six other films getting wide releases or expansions this weekend, we’ll see a big shake-up on the chart.
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Weekend predictions: Joker falling short of hopes, but still aiming for $50 million
October 4, 2024
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Warner Bros.’s bet on Joker back in 2019 was a rare case of a studio supporting a bold take on an existing character, and their gamble paid off handsomely, with the japed crusader landing $96.2 million on opening weekend, and going on to score $335.4 million domestically and a breathtaking $1 billion dollars plus worldwide. A sequel was inevitable, and for a time the new movie looked as though it might post similar numbers to its predecessor (at least in North America). Tracking has been disappointing over the past few weeks, though, and reviews are mixed. Now we have preview numbers from last night, our model still thinks it will top $50 million on debut, but it might not get much further.
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