Saturday Update: Super Troopers 2 significantly overperformed on opening day with an estimated $7.9 million, landing in first place for Friday and already exceeding pre-release expectations for the entire weekend. The sequel to the cult classic earned 243 percent more in its first day of release than Hot Tub Time Machine 2‘s $2.3 million, although Troopers 2‘s unique crowdfunding and ticket pledges continue to skew internal weekend projections (not to mention the film’s fan friendly 4/20 “holiday” release). For the weekend, Fox projects $15.2 million, making the sequel an immediate success given its low budget.
A Quiet Place added $6.4 million to begin its third weekend yesterday, bringing its domestic cume to $116.8 million in just 15 days. As expected, the survival thriller remains on target to return to first place this weekend with an estimated $22.7 million.
I Feel Pretty opened to $6.25 million opening day on Friday as Amy Schumer’s fans drove attendance. That bests the $5.0 million opening day of her Mother’s Day comedy Snatched last year and sets the film on course for a debut weekend close to $17 million (although distributor STX currently projects closer to $18.1 million).
Rampage took in $5.0 million yesterday, giving it $50.6 million earned through eight days of domestic play. Based on that, it could bring in around $18 million for its sophomore frame, keeping it in a close race for second this weekend with Pretty.
Truth or Dare rounded out the top five yesterday with $2.5 million and an updated $24.98 million eight-day total.
Also opening this weekend, Traffik came in slightly ahead of expectations with a $1.4 million opening day. Lionsgate estimates a $3.8 million weekend.
Early weekend estimates from Boxoffice and the studios are below. Check back for updated studio estimates on Sunday.
Early Weekend Estimates (Domestic)
FRI, APR. 20 – SUN, APR. 22
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Quiet Place | $22,700,000 | -31% | 3,808 | 219 | $5,961 | $133,058,711 | 3 | Paramount |
| 2 | Rampage | $18,000,000 | -50% | 4,115 | 14 | $4,374 | $63,600,066 | 2 | Warner Bros |
| 3 | I Feel Pretty | $17,000,000 | — | 3,440 | — | $4,942 | $17,000,000 | 1 | STX Entertainment |
| 4 | Super Troopers 2 | $15,000,000 | — | 2,038 | — | $7,360 | $15,000,000 | 1 | 20th Century Fox |
| 5 | Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare | $7,800,000 | -58% | 3,068 | 39 | $2,542 | $30,275,415 | 2 | Universal |
| 6 | Ready Player One | $7,300,000 | -37% | 3,208 | -453 | $2,276 | $125,981,326 | 4 | Warner Bros. / DreamWorks |
| 7 | Blockers | $7,000,000 | -35% | 3,134 | -284 | $2,234 | $48,267,045 | 3 | Universal |
| 8 | Black Panther | $4,900,000 | -15% | 1,930 | -250 | $2,539 | $681,342,109 | 10 | Disney |
| 9 | Traffik | $3,800,000 | — | 1,046 | — | $3,633 | $3,800,000 | 1 | Lionsgate / Summit / Codeblack Films |
| 10 | Isle of Dogs | $3,200,000 | -42% | 1,947 | 8 | $1,644 | $24,160,538 | 5 | Fox Searchlight |
| 11 | I Can Only Imagine | $2,600,000 | -37% | 1,994 | -579 | $1,304 | $79,563,902 | 6 | Roadside Attractions |
| 12 | Chappaquiddick | $1,900,000 | -38% | 1,455 | -190 | $1,306 | $14,355,101 | 3 | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Sherlock Gnomes | $1,800,000 | -25% | 1,459 | -657 | $1,234 | $39,951,456 | 5 | Paramount / MGM |
| 14 | Tyler Perry’s Acrimony | $1,800,000 | -51% | 1,148 | -184 | $1,568 | $40,814,883 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | The Miracle Season | $1,100,000 | -50% | 1,122 | -585 | $980 | $8,805,565 | 3 | LD Entertainment |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Wrinkle in Time | $780,000 | -43% | 665 | -447 | $1,173 | $93,766,619 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 2 | Pacific Rim Uprising | $530,000 | -63% | 646 | -891 | $820 | $58,616,740 | 5 | Universal |
| 3 | Love, Simon | $450,000 | -58% | 491 | -398 | $916 | $40,162,402 | 6 | 20th Century Fox |
| 4 | Paul, Apostle of Christ | $335,000 | -45% | 377 | -204 | $889 | $17,015,119 | 5 | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| 5 | Peter Rabbit | $320,000 | -17% | 344 | -175 | $930 | $114,313,563 | 11 | Sony / Columbia |
| 6 | The Greatest Showman | $140,000 | -38% | 169 | -40 | $828 | $173,515,696 | 18 | Fox |
| 7 | God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness | $70,000 | -43% | 111 | -82 | $631 | $5,560,090 | 4 | Pure Flix |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Strangers: Prey At Night | $60,000 | -34% | 90 | 29 | $667 | $24,312,307 | 7 | Aviron Pictures |
| 2 | Midnight Sun | $44,000 | -53% | 90 | -161 | $489 | $9,487,159 | 5 | Open Road |
| 3 | Coco | $31,000 | -17% | 59 | -26 | $525 | $209,724,761 | 22 | Disney |
| 4 | Hostiles | $1,800 | -4% | 3 | -4 | $600 | $29,815,431 | 18 | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | The Hurricane Heist | $1,200 | -42% | 5 | -3 | $240 | $6,110,385 | 7 | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures |
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Friday Report: Super Troopers 2 earned a strong $1.35 million from opening shows at 1,850 theaters on Thursday, according to Fox/Fox Searchlight. The studio adds that the gross includes earnings from double-bill screenings which included the original film beginning at 4:20pm. Notably, the sequel’s Indiegogo campaign included pre-sold Fandango tickets for fans who crowdfunded the film, which will skew usual comparisons to typical theatrical releases. The most similar fan-driven situation in recent years was perhaps the Veronica Mars film, although that film only premiered on 95 screens with $260,000 on Thursday night in March 2014.
Amy Schumer’s I Feel Pretty got off to a positive start last night as well with $1.0 million in earnings. That comes in well ahead of the $650,000 earned by the star’s Snatched last year and sets the stage for a healthy weekend.
Meanwhile, Traffik opened to $225,000 last night, according to Lionsgate. The studio is comparing the title to Meet the Blacks, which earned $200,000 from early shows two years ago.
For the weekend, A Quiet Place remains expected to return to the top of the chart while Rampage and I Feel Pretty could duke it out for the second spot. Read more of our weekend forecast, and follow Boxoffice throughout the weekend for official daily estimates and early weekend estimates.
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