Overview
- Universal and Blumhouse’s horror sequel is projected to lead its third weekend with about $7.6 million, off roughly 41% for a domestic total near $61 million.
- Paramount’s Regretting You is tracking for second at about $6.6 million, while Sony/Crunchyroll’s Chainsaw Man is expected to fall roughly 70% to around $5.5 million as it passes $30 million domestic.
- Focus Features expanded Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia to 2,043 theaters, projecting about $4.4 million as the filmmaker’s biggest wide weekend, with a B CinemaScore and strong Rotten Tomatoes scores.
- Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters returned to 2,890 locations with AMC participating, and industry estimates peg its three-day near $3.4 million, though the streamer is not reporting grosses.
- Universal’s 40th-anniversary re-release of Back to the Future, playing some Imax shows in roughly 2,275 theaters, is on pace for about $3.8–$3.9 million for the weekend.