After first premiering at the Berlin Film Festival over three years ago, Focus Features is releasing Profile on May 14. The thriller comes from Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov and features Valene Kane as a journalist who goes undercover online and becomes entangled with ISIS. Based on a non-fiction novel, the film costars Shazad Latif and Christine Adams.
The reviews from Europe back in 2018 gave Profile a so-so 60% Rotten Tomatoes score. Somewhat surprisingly, the estimated screen count is a hefty 2000 for this low-budget pic made for a reported $2.3 million. I’m not sure domestic audiences are much aware of its existence and there’s competition next weekend with horror titles Spiral and Army of the Dead and the Angelina Jolie led thriller Those Who Wish Me Dead.
Profile may be lucky to earn half of its puny price tag back out of the gate.
Profile opening weekend prediction: $1.2 million
For my Spiral prediction, click here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2021/05/05/spiral-box-office-prediction/
For my Those Who Wish Me Dead prediction, click here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2021/05/06/those-who-wish-me-dead-box-office-prediction/
For my Army of the Dead prediction, click here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2021/05/07/army-of-the-dead-box-office-prediction/