Overview

• M3GAN 2.0 opened with $10.2 million in the U.S. and $17 million worldwide against a $25 million budget.
• Its debut amounted to about one-third of the original’s $30 million North American opening in January 2023.
• Jason Blum blamed a genre shift toward sci-fi action, a crowded summer release and a rushed production schedule for the flop.
• Weak returns have paused development on a third M3GAN installment and cast uncertainty over the SOULM8TE spin-off scheduled for January 2026.
• Blumhouse’s recent misfires, such as Wolf Man and The Woman in the Yard, have intensified scrutiny of its low-budget franchise model.