Transformers One Loses Box Office Battle to Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Demi Moore and Halle Berry Horrors Struggle [Full Chart Update]

The animated prequel Transformers one Has lost his battle for the top spot in his opening weekend. The Transformers one Box office debut comes during the third weekend in September, at the same time as two new release horror movies. That would be it Never let goA survival thriller from High tension And crawls Alexandre Aja which stars Halle Berry as a mother desperate to protect her children from mysterious outside entities, and The substanceThe second feature of Revenge Director Coralie Fargeat stars Demi Moore as an aging fitness icon.

Per TermAs of Sunday morning, Transformers one is projected to earn a three-day opening weekend of $25 million In the cozy box office. This falls significantly below original projections and sees it Falling behind in its neck-and-neck battle for the No. 1 slot with the third weekend of BeetlejuiceWhich is projected to hit $26 million.

Meanwhile, Both new horror titles are struggling to make a splash As Tim Burton’s legacy sequel continues to choke the pre-Halloween season market. Never let goWhich comes with a $20 million price tag, is projected to debut in fourth place in $4.5 millionWhile The substanceWhich is in a similar budget range at $17.5 million, is set for an off-the-charts opening of $3.1 million. See the full domestic Top 5 chart for the weekend below:

The remaining titles on the chart are the horror remakes Speak no evilwhat did Dropped to number 3 from its debut position at number 2And the summer’s holder superhero smash Deadpool & Wolverinewhich is now at number 5 after falling to number 3 the previous weekend. Last weekend’s number 4 and number 5 titles, the documentary Am I racist? and the presidential biopic Reignare now No. 7 and No. 8 respectively, behind The substance In number 6.

What this opening weekend means for Transformers One

It doesn’t compare well with the rest of the Transformers franchise

Finally, this disappointed Transformers one Opening weekend shows that The movie franchise has not yet pulled out of its box office slumpWhich began to put in after 2017s The last night Debuted at less than half that of the previous installment, 2014 Age of extinctionmade In fact, it’s the second-lowest debut of the entire franchise yet BumblebeeThat opened to $21.6 million in 2018, ultimately resulting in the franchise being dormant for half a decade. Below, see how the new installment compares to the opening weekends and worldwide grosses of All Modern Transformers movies:

It remains to be seen how high these are Transformers one Release claims by the end of its run. If it behaves like a modern animated release such as Migration Or Elemental, It could become a sleeper hit and climb the charts slowly and steadily Until the end of the year. Its reported budget between $75-147 million also makes it the cheapest installment of the franchise other than the $135 million Bumblebee. In many cases it is cheaper by a considerable margin, as some cost $200 million or more. This means that it has a much more open path to profitability.

Our take on the weekend’s box office

Original horror continues to take a hit

The quiet reception for The substance And Never let go Considers a general lukewarm period for horror movies in 2024, Compounding the underwhelming debut of titles included The front room, AfraidAnd even Speak no evil. While the latter title has already risen to a healthy worldwide total of $42 million, Afraid Earned Blumhouse one of its lowest opening weekends in nine years and The front room Earned the lowest opening weekend yet for a wide release horror movie in 2024.

The prospects for the genre could turn around before the end of the year When October properly ramps up in the lead-up to Halloween with the upcoming franchise releases Terrifying 3 And Smile 2. The powerful performance of Beetlejuice Also shows that horror is still performing well in theaters. However, original horror projects for the last half of the year have yet to hit the level of Long legs Or Late night with the devil.

Transformers one Underperforming in its opening weekend shows that not every franchise title has the ability to conquer the market. however, The prospects for animation seem stronger going forwardAs the following weekend sees the release of DreamWorks’ The wild robotWhich is still showing potential in early tracking. Franchise filmmaking may also rebound quickly, as October sees the release of two sequels to massive superhero hits in Joker: Folie à Deux And Venom: The Last Dance.

Source: term