Independent film hits Backrooms и Obsession ready to displace The Mandalorian and Grogu from the top of the American box office, since the film is based on the universe «Star Wars» enters its second weekend of release.
Movie "« Behind the scenes »" directed by Kane Parsons earned $10.4 million in previews Thursday night, ahead of its release in 3,442 theaters in North America on Friday. Deadline Edition forecasts the film will gross between $33 million and $35 million on its first day of release, including Thursday previews, and is projecting a total of $76 million to $79 million. This forecast is significantly higher than a couple of days ago, when the trade publication (and Variety) They predicted box office receipts in the region of 40-50 million dollars.
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Even with these numbers, the film was expected to «"Backrooms" , a horror thriller starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Rainswe, will replace «"The Mandalorian" and "Grogu"» from the top of the box office on its first weekend.
Instead of this The Mandalorian series and the film Grogu« occupy third place, behind in the painting "Obsession" »" by screenwriter and director Curry Barker.
The terrifying thriller starring Inde Navarrette and Michael Johnston has been performing exceptionally well since its May 15 release, earning $17.1 million in North American theaters during its opening weekend, followed by an unprecedented 39% run in the US from May 22-24, when the film earned $23.9 million.
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According to forecasts Deadline, the film "Obsession"« will gross another $25 million from 2,780 theaters in North America through Sunday, and if that projection holds, it will surpass the $100 million mark on a paltry $1 million budget, excluding marketing costs.
Pedro Pascal in The Mandalorian and Grogu.
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The Force Doesn't Awaken: "The Mandalorian and Grogu"«
With the intense power struggle between YouTubers Kane Parsons and Curry Barker, there's no doubt that movies took the biggest hit this weekend. «"The Mandalorian" and "Grogu"» .
Edition Deadline predicts a 69% drop in the US box office for the final installment «Star Wars» , which, if the forecast holds, would mean a second weekend of $24 million from 4,300 theaters in North America. If the forecast Deadline If it comes true, the film's 10-day box office in the US will reach $136.3 million.
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Starring Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver. Movies «"The Mandalorian" and "Grogu"» earned $81.6 million from May 22–24, and another $16.4 million on Memorial Day, bringing the four-day total to $98 million. And while $98 million is a great result for most films, for any entry in the franchise «"Star wars"» This is a rather modest figure.
With $98 million in its four-day domestic release, The Mandalorian (which had a pre-marketing budget of $165 million) now holds the unenviable distinction of being the #1 movie of all time.« Star wars"» with the lowest opening weekend box office of any Disney film, second only to «Solo: A Star Wars Story» 2018, which earned $103 million over the same four-day weekend eight years ago. Incidentally, ticket sales on "Solo"« In the US, it dropped to 65% in its second weekend of release.
On the contrary, the Disney film is based on the universe «Star Wars» with the biggest three-day box office gross on its first day of release in the US - this is «Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens» , which grossed $247.9 million in 2015, followed by «Episode VIII – The Last Jedi» from $220 million in 2017 and «Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker» with $177 million in 2019. The first spin-off of the franchise, «Rogue One: A Star Wars Story» , earned $155 million in 2016, ranking fourth on the Disney film list. in the Star Wars universe« , ahead «Solo: A Star Wars Story, took fifth place.
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According to forecasts Deadline , a biographical film about Michael Jackson «"Michael"» will earn between $13 million and $16 million in 3,118 North American theaters through Sunday, ranking fourth at the box office. If analysts' projections are correct, the film's total box office «"Michael"» in the US will amount to between $341.2 and $344.2 million.
Besides «Behind the Scenes» , Nate Bargatze's family comedy is also hitting North American theaters this weekend. «The Bread Baker» and the World War II historical drama by Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott «"Pressure"» . According to Deadline forecasts , «The Bread Baker» will gross between $7.5 million and $8 million in its opening weekend, and «"Pressure"» — $5 million in the first weekend.
Note: This box office report will be updated through Sunday as the most current data becomes available. Final weekend figures will be published on Monday.
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This article was originally published on Forbes.com.