Saturday Update: Warner Bros. continues to ride high as Crazy Rich Asians posted another $5.865 million on Friday, down just 16 percent from the same day last week as the smash hit rom-com continues its stunning run. The film has earned a remarkable $94.6 million through 17 days of play, and appears poised for a three-day frame around $23.5 million. That would put the four-day holiday weekend around $30.5 million based on current projections.
The Meg looks like it will retain second place again as it added $2.285 million yesterday for an updated $112.3 million domestic haul. Look for a $10 million 3-day / $12.7 million 4-day performance.
Operation Finale took in $1.716 million on Friday, bringing its 3-day cume to $6.5 million. Current projections have the thriller on pace for $6.5 million over the 3-day weekend and $8.4 million over the 4-day, which would ultimately yield a $10.1 million 6-day opening dating back to Wednesday.
Searching bowed to an impressive $1.955 million from 1,207 locations as it expanded from platform release. Strong reviews and word of mouth are driving a stronger-than-expected performance. Meanwhile, Kin opened to $1.04 million yesterday and Ya Veremos pulled $525,000 from 369 locations.
Key 4-day estimates are below, followed by a fuller chart with 3-day estimates. Check back on Sunday and Monday for updated estimates directly from the studios.
Early 4-Day Estimates
- Crazy Rich Asians ($30.5 million)
- The Meg ($12.7 million)
- Operation Finale ($8.4 million 4-day / $10.1 million 6-day)
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout ($8.7 million)
- Christopher Robin ($7.2 million)
- Searching ($7.1 million)
- BlacKkKlansman ($5.6 million)
- The Happytime Murders ($5.5 million)
- Alpha ($5.4 million)
- Mile 22 ($4.9 million)
- Kin ($3.8 million)
- Ya Veremos ($2.25 million)
Early 3-Day Estimates
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crazy Rich Asians | $23,500,000 | -5% | 3,865 | 339 | $6,080 | $23,500,000 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Meg | $10,000,000 | -22% | 3,761 | -270 | $2,659 | $119,986,416 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | $6,700,000 | -17% | 2,639 | -413 | $2,539 | $204,046,529 | 6 | Paramount |
| 4 | Operation Finale | $6,500,000 | — | 1,818 | — | $3,575 | $8,227,095 | 1 | MGM |
| 5 | Searching | $5,700,000 | 1366% | 1,207 | 1198 | $4,722 | $6,208,480 | 2 | Sony Pictures |
| 6 | Disney’s Christopher Robin | $5,400,000 | -14% | 2,925 | -469 | $1,846 | $85,808,868 | 5 | Disney |
| 7 | BlacKkKlansman | $4,500,000 | -12% | 1,766 | -148 | $2,548 | $38,692,825 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 8 | The Happytime Murders | $4,400,000 | -54% | 3,256 | 0 | $1,351 | $17,015,694 | 2 | STX Entertainment |
| 9 | Alpha | $4,100,000 | -32% | 2,881 | 162 | $1,423 | $27,022,220 | 3 | Sony / Columbia |
| 10 | Mile 22 | $3,900,000 | -39% | 2,950 | -570 | $1,322 | $32,086,334 | 3 | STX Entertainment |
| 11 | Incredibles 2 | $3,750,000 | 128% | 2,890 | 1830 | $1,298 | $601,610,913 | 12 | Disney |
| 12 | Kin (2018) | $3,000,000 | — | 2,141 | — | $1,401 | $3,000,000 | 1 | Lionsgate / Summit |
| 13 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | $2,150,000 | -15% | 1,421 | -381 | $1,513 | $162,051,006 | 10 | Sony / Columbia |
| 14 | Slender Man | $1,650,000 | -41% | 1,534 | -531 | $1,076 | $28,009,809 | 4 | Sony / Screen Gems |
| 15 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | $1,450,000 | 96% | 1,556 | 948 | $932 | $414,735,140 | 11 | Universal |
| 16 | The Equalizer 2 | $1,400,000 | -31% | 1,476 | -438 | $949 | $100,301,362 | 7 | Sony / Columbia |
| 17 | A.X.L. | $1,225,000 | -56% | 1,710 | 0 | $716 | $5,009,935 | 2 | Global Road Entertainment |
| 18 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | $1,100,000 | -45% | 1,010 | -547 | $1,089 | $117,548,120 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ya Veremos | $1,800,000 | — | 369 | — | $4,878 | $1,800,000 | 1 | Lionsgate / Pantelion Films |
| 2 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | $1,350,000 | -25% | 830 | -348 | $1,627 | $213,510,458 | 9 | Disney |
| 3 | The Little Stranger | $455,000 | — | 474 | — | $960 | $455,000 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 4 | Beautifully Broken | $185,000 | -68% | 350 | -301 | $529 | $1,032,639 | 2 | ArtAffects Entertainment |
| 5 | Death of a Nation | $79,000 | -33% | 253 | 73 | $312 | $5,741,849 | 5 | Quality Flix / Pure Flix |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | $59,000 | -18% | 90 | -28 | $656 | $213,684,230 | 15 | Disney |
| 2 | Avengers: Infinity War | $55,000 | 0% | 92 | -16 | $598 | $678,762,164 | 19 | Disney |
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Friday Report: Sony’s Searching began its semi-wide rollout into 1,119 locations last night with an estimated $425,000 gross. Those shows began at 5pm, skewing comparisons with similar titles — particularly given the film’s previous platform release. As of this morning, the studio’s early projection for the four-day take is in line with our previous forecast around $3 million.
Lionsgate opened Kin to an estimated $250,000 on approximately 1,800 screens last night. That’s similar to the $271,000 of Hotel Artemis earlier this summer. The studio also debuted Ya Veremos in limited release at 300 locations to the tune of $50,000 last night.
Overall, Labor Day weekend remains poised to be dominated by the third frame of Crazy Rich Asians, while Operation Finale will build upon its positive $1.73 million two-day start on Wednesday and Thursday in hopes of a four-day weekend that remains on pace to top $10 million.
Key Friday estimates and updated weekend projections to follow on Saturday.
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