Overview

• The Aug. 23–24 sing-along is booked on more than 1,700 screens in the U.S. and Canada, with roughly 1,100–1,150 showtimes sold out as of Thursday.
• Industry projections, including Deadline, peg domestic grosses around $15 million or higher, which could edge past Weapons for No. 1 this weekend.
• Netflix will not report box office totals, consistent with its policy, even as exhibitors cite exceptional presales and packed auditoriums.
• The event also rolls out in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, underscoring global demand and concert-style audience participation.
• The film sits at about 210 million Netflix views as the platform’s No. 2 movie, its song “Golden” previously hit No. 1 on Billboard, and talks for sequels and franchise extensions are underway without an official greenlight.