Dracula Untold Box Office Prediction

Universal Pictures has had great success in their history with monster movies and they’ll try to replicate it with Dracula Untold, opening Friday. Luke Evans (mostly known as the bad guy in Fast and Furious 6) plays the title character with Sarah Gadon, Dominic Cooper, and Samantha Barks costarring.

The release date is no doubt timed to try and capitalize on audiences in a Halloween state of mind. One factor not in its favor could be that Annabelle will be entering weekend #2. While the doll pic is likely primed for a big fall in its sophomore frame, it certainly would count as direct competition. Then there’s Ouija opening just two weeks after. Dracula Untold comes with a hefty $100 million budget and Universal faces long odds recouping that cost domestically.

In fact, as I see it, this will fall far short of that. The film has received mostly negative reviews and sits at 31% on Rotten Tomatoes (not that critical reaction means much when it comes to this genre). Dracula Untold seems to have one thing going for it: the fact that the word “Dracula” is in the title. However, that didn’t mean much for I, Frankenstein earlier this year – which managed only $8.6 million in its first weekend..

Dracula Untold should be able to outpace that, though I’ll predict it only posts a premiere in mid single digits.

Dracula Untold opening weekend prediction: $14.4 million

For my prediction on The Judge, click here:

https://toddmthatcher.com/2014/10/05/the-judge-box-office-prediction/

For my prediction on Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, click here:

https://toddmthatcher.com/2014/10/05/alexander-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-day-box-office-prediction/

For my prediction on Addicted, click here:

https://toddmthatcher.com/2014/10/05/addicted-box-office-prediction/