Tracking & Forecasts

5-Week Box Office Forecasts: GODZILLA MINUS ZERO ($25M+), THE CAT IN THE HAT, and More Early November Prospects

Photo Credits: Kôzô Shibasaki & GKIDS ("Godzilla Minus Zero"); Warner Bros. ("The Cat in the Hat")

Key Tracking Factors & Rationale:

  • Current Weekend
    • Verity totaled $4.5 million in total previews, including an estimated $2.6 million from Thursday and $1.9 million from early access shows. Updated projections are in the chart below.
    • Digger scored $1.2 million from Thursday previews, keeping it on pace with our final forecasts earlier in the week. Slight revisions are in the chart below.
  • Aside from a few movements on other releases closer to opening this month, below are quick thoughts on November’s first batch of titles:
    • Godzilla Minus Zero will benefit from the incredible goodwill of its predecessor, Godzilla Minus One, which earned $57.1 million domestically in late 2023 into 2024 as part of a run that won the attention of fans and numerous industry accolades. Early reviews for Zero are already promising great things with 97 percent of 32 Rotten Tomatoes critics giving it a fresh rating.
    • Full analysis and long range forecasts available to our Substack subscribers

5-Week Box Office Tracking & Forecasts
as of 10/1/26

Release Date
Title
Distributor
3-Day (FSS) LOW-END Opening
3-Day (FSS) HIGH-END Opening
3-Day (FSS) PINPOINT Opening Forecast
Domestic Total LOW-END
Domestic Total HIGH-END
Domestic Total PINPOINT Forecast
10/2/2026
Digger
Warner Bros. Pictures
$7,100,000
$10,500,000
$8,500,000
$15,000,000
$25,000,000
$17,000,000
10/2/2026
Verity
Amazon MGM Studios
$25,000,000
$34,000,000
$28,500,000
$55,000,000
$90,000,000
$70,500,000
10/9/2026
Angel and the Badman
Angel Studios
$1,000,000
$3,000,000
$1,300,000
$2,000,000
$7,000,000
$2,900,000
10/9/2026
Other Mommy
Universal Pictures
$25,000,000
$35,000,000
$31,000,000
$63,000,000
$110,000,000
$81,000,000
10/9/2026
The Social Reckoning
Sony Pictures
$7,000,000
$11,000,000
$8,000,000
$19,000,000
$34,000,000
$22,000,000
10/16/2026
Sense and Sensibility (2026)
Focus Features
$3,500,000
$7,500,000
$5,000,000
$7,000,000
$20,000,000
$11,000,000
10/16/2026
Street Fighter (2026)
Paramount Pictures
$25,000,000
$35,000,000
$30,000,000
$50,000,000
$86,000,000
$65,000,000
10/16/2026
Whalefall
Disney
$10,000,000
$15,000,000
$13,000,000
$28,000,000
$50,000,000
$40,000,000
10/23/2026
Ali G.: Who Iz I?
Amazon MGM Studios
$2,000,000
$7,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$15,000,000
$9,000,000
10/23/2026
Clayface
Warner Bros. Pictures
$20,000,000
$30,000,000
$26,000,000
$35,000,000
$75,000,000
$59,000,000
10/23/2026
Klara and the Sun
Sony Pictures
$3,000,000
$8,000,000
$5,500,000
$7,000,000
$25,000,000
$13,750,000
10/23/2026
Wildwood
Fathom Entertainment
$6,000,000
$12,000,000
$9,000,000
$18,000,000
$35,000,000
$22,000,000
10/30/2026
Christmas at the Kringles
Briarcliff
$500,000
$3,500,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$10,000,000
$5,000,000
11/6/2026
The Cat in the Hat (2026)
Warner Bros. Pictures
11/6/2026
Drummer Boy
Angel Studios
11/6/2026
Godzilla Minus Zero
GKIDS
11/6/2026
Jimmy
Fathom Entertainment
11/5/2026
Ramayana: Part 1
Sony
11/6/2026
Wild Horse Nine
Disney

All forecasts and tracking ranges are reflective of how the films are trending or expected to trend ahead of release. They are not intended as final forecasts or predictions and are subject to revision at any time based on evolving market conditions and various circumstances factored into our modeling.