Friday Update: Warner Bros. reports today that The Meg earned a strong $4 million start from Thursday night’s opening shows. That slightly more than doubles the $1.95 million of Skyscraper last month, indicating the film could be on pace to exceed industry expectations over the weekend. The caveat at this every early stage of the weekend is that The Meg has been a heavily buzzed-about film among genre fans due to its source 1997 novel, so some front-loading could be at play. That’s despite recent social media tracking not indicating as much of a breakout as other models, leaving projections volatile until we get stronger idea of Friday proper business.
Slender Man took in $1 million last night as it contended with the giant shark movie. By comparison, that comes in behind the $1.88 million of Don’t Breathe and $1.8 million of Lights Out two summers ago.
Wednesday’s opener Dog Days now stands at an estimated $1 million two-day total heading into the weekend.
Meanwhile, BlacKkKlansman also debuts this weekend but no Thursday night grosses were reported at the time of this publishing.
On the holdover front, Mission: Impossible – Fallout will remain a strong foe near the top of the market in its third weekend. Check out our weekend forecast for further analysis.
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