The Dog Stars Box Office Prediction

Adapting Peter Heller’s 2012 novel, the post-apocalyptic tale The Dog Stars arrives in theaters August 28th. Still going strong at age 88, Ridley Scott directs a cast led by Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Allison Janney, Guy Pearce, and Benedict Wong.

Originally slated for March, Stars hits multiplexes at a sleepier box office time with summer winding down. Sporting a reported budget north of $100 million, profitability could be a challenge for 20th Century Studios production. I can’t imagine this getting over $20 million out of the gate and that might be wishful thinking.

I suspect this may not even reach low teens unless buzz picks up considerably in the coming days. I’ll put it in low double digits a rough start.

The Dog Stars opening weekend prediction: $11.3 million