It’s the calm before the Marvel storm at the box office this weekend as three new titles debut: Amy Schumer’s I Feel Pretty, comedy sequel Super Troopers 2, and Paula Patton/Omar Epps thriller Traffik. You can peruse my detailed predictions on that trio here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2018/04/10/i-feel-pretty-box-office-prediction/
https://toddmthatcher.com/2018/04/13/super-troopers-2-box-office-prediction/
https://toddmthatcher.com/2018/04/14/traffik-box-office-prediction/
As we await the potentially record-breaking premiere of Avengers: Infinity War next weekend (my estimate for it will be on the blog tomorrow), there is some excitement to ponder with this frame. There could be a three-way battle for first place as current #1 Rampage is likely to suffer a heftier drop than A Quiet Place. If Pretty beats my forecast, it could vie for the top slot as well.
My $5.2 million Super Troopers 2 prediction and $3 million projection for Traffik leave them both outside my top 5.
Truth or Dare should drop to fourth with Ready Player One and Blockers battling for fifth position. I’ll note I have Player right behind Blockers in sixth with $5.8 million.
So while Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther, the Guardians of the Galaxy and more superheroes await, here’s my take on this weekend’s high five:
1. A Quiet Place
Predicted Gross: $21.6 million
2. Rampage
Predicted Gross: $17 million
3. I Feel Pretty
Predicted Gross: $16.2 million
4. Truth or Dare
Predicted Gross: $7.9 million
5. Blockers
Predicted Gross: $5.9 million
Box Office Results (April 13–15)
Rampage took first as Dwayne Johnson’s adventure with a slew of CG creatures met expectations with $35.7 million, in line with my $36.6 million estimate. As you can see above, I expect it to lose more than half its opening audience and cede the pole position to the third frame of horror smash A Quiet Place.
Speaking of, A Quiet Place held strongly in second with $32.9 million. I was close on that projection too with $31.8 million. The acclaimed pic has amassed $100 million in just ten days.
Blumhouse continued its trend of turning low-budget fright fests into hits as Truth or Dare was third with $18.6 million, just topping my $16.7 million forecast. While I look for it to drop fast, it’s already a big success considering its budget is reportedly under $5 million.
Other holdovers experienced larger declines that my projections. Ready Player One was fourth with $11.5 million compared to my $13.9 million estimate for $114 million total. Blockers was fifth with $10.7 million (I said $13.3 million) for $37 million overall.
And that does it for now, folks! Until next time…
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