“The Last Dance” leads to “Heretic” and “Christmas Pageant”

FRIDAY TIME: At this point, the spoils of a slow weekend go to Sony Venom: The Last Dance This is a No. 1 variant $14 million for the 3 days following a $3.6 million Friday at 3,905 locations. This is the first time ever that a Poison The film topped the box office for three weekends in a row, opening at $51 million, the lowest in the franchise. Previously, 2018 Poison held first place for two weekends in a row. As sources said last weekend about the delays films faced after the World Series, “There’s nothing else out there.” The overall result for the Tom Hardy-starring and Kelly Marcel-directed threequel is $112.8 million from EOD Sunday.

In second place is the horror film Hugh Grant from A24 Heretic that’s looking around $5 million today, including last night’s $1.2 million for what turns out to be next $11 to $12 million Opening in 3,221 theaters. That’s on the high end of what the exhibition predicted for the film. The film had its world premiere at TIFF and then aired on AFI. A24 bought the film negative from the picture’s producers for around $14 to $15 million and sold it abroad while remaining domestic.

Poison 3 has Imax and PLFs during Heretic has Dolby hall rooms.

Third place goes to Lionsgate and Kingdom Story’s The best Christmas competition ever what you look at $4.8 million to $5.4 million today (including $2.8 million in previews) for a $8.5 million to $12 million Opening at 3,020. The film was made at a net production cost of $10 million with Canadian tax credits. A small proportion of foreign sales cover this largely domestic portion of intellectual property. Lionsgate is hoping for a $20 million to $25 million finale at the domestic box office. If the film hits $10 million, it will mark Lionsgate’s second-highest gross since the start of the year Strangers – Chapter 1 which debuted with $11.8 million in May and ended at $35.2 million in the US/Canada.

DreamWorks Animation/Universal’s seventh weekend The wild robot is 3,051 locations $5 million-33% after a $1.25 million Friday for a running total through Sunday $129.2 million.

Fifth is Paramount’s fourth weekend Smile 2 at 2,822 locations for a Friday from $1.4 million3 days $4.7 million-30% for a $60.2 million cume from EOD Sunday.

Remember that schools are closed on Monday, Veterans Day, and all of these films will have some lagniappe in the box office.

FRIDAY ON: A24 Heretic, the R-rated horror film by A quiet place Authors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods began their journey this weekend with $1.2 million in last night’s previews, which began at 7 p.m. This number does not include the most recent sneaks from Salt Lake City.

HereticThursday’s figure is $100,000 less than A24’s Ari Aster horror picture Hereditary in the summer of 2018, but above the $1 million earned by Universal’s horror film “Radio Silence.” Abigail and the $725,000 contributed by Lionsgate/Blumhouse’s Imaginary took one; Abigail opened back in April for $10.2 million Imaginary earned $9.9 million in March.

Heretic is expected to open $10 to $12 million and could take first place away from Sony Venom: The Last Dancewhich enters its third frame.

The Hugh Grant star Heretic was rated 94% fresh by critics and received 3 stars from audiences last night. A24 acquired the film domestically.

Lionsgate/Kingdom Story’s also started last night The best Christmas competition ever, what did $500,000 yesterday from previews that began at 4 p.m. All inclusive with early access sneaks, the Dallas Jenkins feature take of the Barbara Robinson bestseller counts $2.8 milliongross $2.3 million on an early sneak day. NRG is tracking the film $6 million to $8 millionalthough Exhibition believes the number is higher.

Best Christmas competition ever is 85% Fresh with Critics, 99% on the Popcorn Meter, 4 1/2 stars with General Audiences on PostTrak, 5 stars with Parents and 5 stars with Kids 12 and under.

The rest of the week:

1.) Venom: The Last Dance (Sony) 4,131 theaters, Thu $1.6 million (-3%), Week $34.6 millionIn total $98.6 million/Week 2
As we already told you, Kelly Marcel director Tom Hardy’s threequel crosses the $100 million mark today.

2.) Wild robot (Uni/DWA) 3,237 (-190) Theaters Thu $481,000 (+5%), Week $10.3 millionIn total $124.3 million/week 6

3.) Smile 2 (Par) 3,235 (-389) Theaters, Thu $610,000 (-2%), Week $9.6 millionIn total $55.5 million/week 3

4.) conclave (Foc) 1,796 (+43) Theaters, Thu $542,000 (-3%) Week $7.46 million In total $17.3 million/ Week 2

5.) Here (Sony/Miramax) 2,647 theaters, Thu $411,000 (-9%) Week $7 million/week 1