Priscilla Box Office Prediction

Two months after it premiered at the Venice Film Festival, Priscilla rolls out in wide release on November 3rd. Based on her mid-80s memoir, the biopic of Priscilla Presley stars Cailee Spaeny in the title role with Jacob Elordi as Elvis. Sofia Coppola directs.

Reviews have been satisfactory with a 94% Rotten Tomatoes rating. While Spaeny could contend at the Oscars in Best Actress (though it’s a crowded field), this has not generated much awards buzz outside of that. The A24 title is out in limited fashion October 27th. While it might play decently on the coasts, I suspect there’s not much demand across the country.

Part of its diminished prospects could be attributed to Elvis, Baz Luhrmann’s flashy biopic which rocked the box office in the summer of 2022. It picked up 8 Academy nominations as well.

If this were to manage high single digits, A24 should consider that a success. I am skeptical about that and I question whether it even gets to $5 million.

Priscilla opening weekend prediction: $3.9 million

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