What started off with a bang has now settled into a much more mellow box office run for September as the month enters its final stretch. With the most notable being Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, which once again took the number one spot for its second week with $17.3 million. Interestingly, this number is much closer to its original opening estimates compared to its record-breaking $70 million-plus premiere. Despite a 77 percent drop, the film has settled comfortably on top of the box office, beating two notable newcomers.
In the second came the Jordan Peele-produced Him, directed by Justin Tipping, with $13.5 million landing much softer than initial estimates, which had placed its premiere around $15 million. Despite the rough start and even rougher reviews with a brutal C- CinemaScore from audiences, the film still intends to make it to the finish, even if it missed the touchdown. Tyriq Withers leads Him as a top NFL quarterback injured in an attack and booted from the league, which falls in with a character played by Marlon Wayans who claims to be able to help. With a $27 million budget, if Him can hang on in the following weeks, it may still be able to turn a profit.
Third for this weekend went to The Conjuring: Last Rites with $12.95 million in its third week, and is also our last double million for the weekend as fourth goes to Downton Abbey Grand Finale with $6.3 million, a close tie just eeking past The Long Walk, which also brought in close to $6.3 million.
Sixth goes to the second notable newcomer of the week, with Margot Robbie’s first leading role since Barbie destroyed box office records in 2023. Colin Farrell costars in the romantic fantasy A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, which bombed hard with $3.5 million. Though against a $45 million budget and an atrocious international performance netting only $4.5 million from 45 markets, the film’s $8 million gross does not bode well for future profits. Couple this with poor reviews and the audience’s mixed reactions, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is likely not going to be able to pull off a slow crawl.
The third newcomer for this weekend is Angel Studios’ The Senior, which brought in $2.77 million, also bombing and dogged by negative reviews, taking seventh place.
Eighth went to Toy Story in its second week of re-release, celebrating 30 years with $1.4 million. Ninth went to another re-release with Sight & Sound Presents: Daniel LIVE, a filmed stage musical based on the biblical figure that returned to theaters in a special event for its one-year anniversary, earning $1.38 million.
Tenth place went to Weapons, earning $1.26 million in its seventh week. The horror film dominated the late Summer Box Office, taking a bow with a grand $149.73 domestic gross.
The weekend box office numbers are as follows:
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle Weekend $17.3M Total $104.73M Week 2
2. Him Weekend $13.5M Total $13.5 Week 1
3. The Conjuring: Last Rites Weekend $12.95M Total $151.17M Week 3
4. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Weekend $6.3M Total $31.62M Week 2
5. The Long Walk Weekend $6.3M Total $22.71M Week 2
6. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Weekend $3.5M Total $3.5M Week 1
7. The Senior Weekend $2.77M Total $2.77M Week 1
8. Toy Story Weekend $1.4M Total $198.4M Week 1,557
9. Sight & Sound Presents: Daniel LIVE Weekend $1.38M Total $1.6M Week 56
10. Weapons Weekend $1.26M Total $149.73M Week 7
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