Tracking & Forecasts

Weekend Box Office Forecast: From AVENGERS ENDGAME: ENCORE ($18M+) and RESIDENT EVIL to the Rising Tides of PRIMETIME ($15M+) and HEART OF THE BEAST ($14M)+, Top 5 Rankings May Come Down to the Wire

Photo Credits: Disney & Marvel Studios ("Avengers: Endgame"); Dariusz Wolski & Sony ("Resident Evil"); David Bolen & A24 ("Primetime"); Mauro Fiore & Paramount ("Heart of the Beast"); Universal ("Forgotten Island")

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Avengers Endgame: Encore (Disney)
BOT Domestic Opening Weekend Forecast Range: $18 — 27 million

Primetime (A24)
BOT Domestic Opening Weekend Forecast Range: $15 — 22 million

Heart of the Beast (Paramount)
BOT Domestic Opening Weekend Forecast Range: $14 — 19 million

Forgotten Island (Universal)
BOT Domestic Opening Weekend Forecast Range: $14 — 19 million

Key Tracking Factors & Rationale:

  • After a franchise-best and banner R-rated video game adaptation debut at $60.2 million last weekend, the sophomore frame of Resident Evil will hope to ride out positive reception (95 percent and 91 percent from critics and audiences, respectively, on Rotten Tomatoes). Zach Cregger’s will be able to maintain some premium screen presence, notably in IMAX where it will split showtimes with…
  • Avengers Endgame: EncoreAs a re-release promising a handful of minutes of new content and a sneak peak at Avengers: Doomsday, this will be a fan-driven event…
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