“The Nun 2” and “A Haunting in Venice” just about tied for the No. 1 spot in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, with a slight edge carrying the horror sequel over the Hercule Poirot thriller, in accordance with studio estimates Sunday.
In its second weekend of launch, Warner Bros.’ “The Nun 2,” a by-product from the studio’s profitable “Conjuring” franchise, grossed $14.7 million. If numbers maintain, that may give “The Nun 2” (as much as $56.5 million complete and $158.8 million worldwide) the highest spot on the field workplace for the second straight week.
Very shut behind was “A Haunting in Venice,” Kenneth Branagh’s third Agatha Christie adaptation following 2017’s “Homicide on the Orient Categorical” and 2022’s “Dying on the Nile.” It opened with $14.5 million.
Closing box-office figures shall be launched Monday.
After the profitable run of “Homicide on the Orient Categorical” ($352.8 million worldwide towards a manufacturing price range of $55 million) and the less-stellar world haul of “Dying on the Nile” ($137.3 million towards a $90 million price range), the sluggish begin for “A Haunting in Venice” might have signaled the demise knell for Branagh’s detective.
The twentieth Century Studios movie, launched by the Walt Disney Co., grossed $22.7 million internationally. And it value lower than its predecessor, carrying a manufacturing price range of about $60 million.
“The Equalizer 3,” starring Denzel Washington, dropped to 3rd place with $7.2 million. In three weeks, it grossed $73.7 million domestically and $132.4 million worldwide. Fourth place went to “My Large Fats Greek Marriage ceremony 3” with $4.7 million in its second weekend of launch. It is grossed $18.5 million domestically.
It was one of many quietest weekends in film theaters this yr, as Hollywood — which has spent a lot of the final two weeks selling its movies on the Venice, Telluride and Toronto movie festivals — treads water in between the summer time smashes of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” and awaits its high fall motion pictures. A few of these, like “Dune: Half Two,” have already been postponed till subsequent yr because of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.
One anticipated fall movie, Sony’s “Dumb Cash,” opted for a platform launch, debuting in eight theaters over the weekend earlier than increasing subsequent weekend and going broad Sept. 29. The movie, a rollicking dramatization of the GameStop inventory frenzy, grossed $217,000, for a per-location common of about $27,000.
And “Barbie” additionally stays within the image. For the ninth straight weekend, Greta Gerwig’s box-office sensation ranked within the high 5 movies. It added $4 million to deliver its home complete to $625 million and its world haul to $1.42 billion. In the meantime, “Oppenheimer” has reached $912.7 million, making it the best grossing biopic ever, passing “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Estimated ticket gross sales for Friday by way of Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, in accordance with Comscore. Closing home figures shall be launched Monday.
1. “The Nun II,” $14.7 million.
2. “A Haunting in Venice,” $14.5 million.
3. “The Equalizer 3,” $7.2 million.
4. “My Large Fats Greek Marriage ceremony 3,” $4.7million.
5. “Barbie,” $4 million.
6. “Jawan,” $2.5 million.
7. “Blue Beetle,” $2.5 million.
8. “Gran Turismo: Primarily based on a True Story,” $2.4 million.
9. “Oppenheimer,” $2.1 million.
10. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” $2 million.
