Blade Runner 2049
Welcome to the Screen Rant Box Office Prediction . Every week we put together an cozy list of box office blame for the upcoming weekend to tender readers a rocky estimation of how new discharge ( and returning holdovers ) will do in theaters .
For a recap of last hebdomad ’s box office sum , study ourbox office wrapper - upfrom last weekend , and scroll to the bottom of this post to see how our picks matched up .
Full disclosure : Box office predictions are not an accurate scientific discipline . We recognize our choice may not always be right . For the saki of offer up a jump off off degree for discourse , here are our weft for the weekend of October 13 - 15 , 2017 .
This weekend , Happy Death Dayplays in 3,149 theaters , The Foreigneropens in 2,515 locations , Professor Marston and the Wonder Womendebuts in 1,229 theatre of operations , andMarshallopens in 821 locations .
#1 - Happy Death Day
Our pick for first isHappy Death Day(read our recap ) , which is the late revulsion film from Blumhouse Productions . The studio apartment has been a staple of the genre for years , and reach new heights earlier this class when bothSplitandGet Outbecame megahit achiever . They ’ve certainly crock up a formula for efficiently producing bunch - pleasing fare that has plenty of commercial appeal , and their newest effort should be more of the same . The premiss , which imagines the classicGroundhog Dayscenario with a slasher flick aspect , is a cardinal marketing point , and Universal is smartly let go of this on a Friday the 13th - when hearing will be on the prowl for scares .
as luck would have it , the photographic film has receive mostly incontrovertible reviews , with some sayingHappy Death Daymakes for a fun time at the moving-picture show ( even if the final merchandise is n’t the most memorable ) . That will help its commercial prospects , as will the fact that it should have a monopoly on the repulsion crowd . While the demand for scares may not be fabulously in the wake ofIT , Happy Death Daygives devotee of the musical style something unexampled to determine out after enough time has sink . Projections have it pegged for $ 20 million in its first three days .
#2 - Blade Runner 2049
Look for last week ’s champ , Blade Runner 2049(read our recap ) , to fall to bit in its 2d weekend . Despite widespread critical praise , the sci - fi continuation from director Denis Villeneuve struggled at the box office in its debut , perform well below expectations and take in just $ 32.7 million in its first three day . While the originalBlade Runner ’s reputation has greatly improved since it was resign in 1982 , the cult keep abreast apparently is n’t gravid enough to turn the property into a commercial force . The Bob Hope is that due to limited rivalry and excellent Bible - of - mouth,2049has secure leg and can make back its money over meter , but it ’s go to have an uphill climb to draw in the tidy crowds it needs .
#3 - The Foreigner
Our pick for third isThe Foreigner , a new activeness pic star experience fable Jackie Chan . Directed byCasino Royale ’s Martin Campbell , the project assure to be a rendition of a tested and true genre formula with Chan playing a man seeking retaliation . Though Chan has never been a box office curl on his own , his star role in theRush Hourseries mean he ’s a placeable name for perfunctory viewers , and he ’s beloved by natural action lover for his extensive résumé . This is obviously play to a very specific niche as react to something more mainstream , and it should find success with its prey demographic . estimate suggest an opening weekend in the range of $ 10.5 million , which voice about right for a mediate - of - the - road action statute title .
#4 - The Mountain Between Us
Our selection for fourth isThe Mountain Between Us(read our follow-up ) , which come in second last weekend with $ 10.5 million . Due to its mostly negative vital response , the film was n’t able to break out with audiences , though it did find some traction as a counter - programming option for old moviegoers in the climate for a romance film . commercial enterprise should originate to go down now , but it ’ll stick around for at least another workweek .
#5 - IT
polish up out the top five should beIT(read our review ) , which realise $ 9.9 million last weekend . After dominating the marketplace for the better part of a month , the hype surrounding the Stephen King adaption has cooled off , and with the arrival ofHappy Death Day , it ’ll fall back some of its target audience .
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Next Week : Geostorm , Only the Brave , and more !
source : Box Office Mojo(Release Schedule),Box Office(Opening Weekend Projections )
