Box Office Breakdown: The force is strong at the box office this weekend…
The Dailies reports on the latest box office news from this week.
The Accountant 2 (Amazon MGM Studios)
- 🧛♂️ Sinners: $45M domestic weekend (-6%), $122.5M domestic total, $161.6M global. Ryan Coogler's vampire horror posts the smallest second-weekend drop ever for an R-rated film.
- 🌌 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (re-release): $25.2M domestic opening, $42.2M global debut. George Lucas' 20-year-old prequel delivers the third most successful re-release launch ever for a film widely available at home.
- 🧮 The Accountant 2: 🆕 $24.5M domestic opening, $38.2M global debut. Ben Affleck's action sequel matches the 2016 original's opening almost to the dollar, earning strong reviews (78% RT) and audience scores (A- CinemaScore). Skews heavily toward older audiences with 49% over 45.
- 🎮 A Minecraft Movie: (Wk 4) $22.7M domestic weekend (-44%), $380M domestic total, $816.6M global. Warner Bros.' animated blockbuster crosses the $800M global milestone and remains 2025's biggest hit to date.
- 🌅 Until Dawn: 🆕 $8M domestic opening, $18.1M global debut. Sony's video game adaptation struggles domestically with mediocre 50% RT score and C+ CinemaScore, but shows better potential internationally.
- ✝️ The King of Kings: (Wk 3) $4M domestic weekend (-77%), $54.5M domestic total. Angel Studios' faith-based drama sees a significant drop after Easter boost.
- 🕵️ The Amateur: (Wk 3) $3.8M domestic weekend (-46%), $33.9M domestic total. 20th Century's spy thriller continues steady mid-range performance.
- 🔫 Warfare: (Wk 3) $2.7M domestic weekend (-45%), $21.8M domestic total. A24's military drama holding decently in limited release.
- 🎒The Legend of Ochi: (Wk 2) $1.4M domestic weekend (+2,648%), $1.5M domestic total. A24's supernatural thriller expands from limited run last weekend.
- 🎸 Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii: 🆕 $1.3M domestic weekend, $2.6M domestic total.
The Big Picture: The weekend box office is on fire with a massive $146.5M haul, up 56.3% from last year. For the first time in two years, four different movies managed to crack $20M in the same weekend—a feat that had cinema operators wondering if they'd accidentally time-traveled back to 2019. Disney's ‘Revenge of the Sith’ re-release claimed the #2 spot as the widest catalog re-release ever with 2,775 screens, proving the theatrical nostalgia trend is only getting bigger and more lucrative. After a Q1 that had exhibitors contemplating career changes, theaters have now enjoyed four straight $100M+ weekends in April.
Want more of The Dailies? Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, we'll deliver the most important industry scoops directly to your inbox. Sign up here.
Comments
-
Great to see the box office trending back up! Crazy numbers for a Star Wars re-release.
0 -
I think this is the biggest and most underreported part of the story: "🧛♂️ Sinners: $45M domestic weekend (-6%), $122.5M domestic total, $161.6M global. Ryan Coogler's vampire horror posts the smallest second-weekend drop ever for an R-rated film."
Pretty incredible and also goes against "conventional wisdom" — which as Franklin Leonard, founder of the BCLKLST, say: "Conventional wisdom is usually more convention than wisdom."
0
