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2025 • R • 110 min • Horror, Thriller • Universal Pictures

The terror returns

🍅 72% 87%

61

3.1

6.6

CS B

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$27.30M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$77.40M

Final

Worldwide total

$132.69M

$55.29M international

Budget$30M

Domestic legs2.8x

2025 rank#28

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Cast & crew

Full Derrickson filmography

Scott Derrickson

Scott Derrickson Director

Mason Thames

Mason Thames Starring

Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir Starring

Jeremy Davies

Jeremy Davies Starring

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke Starring

ScreenplayScott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill Produced byJason Blum, Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill CinematographyPär M. Ekberg MusicAtticus Derrickson Prod. DesignPatti Podesta

Predicted final domestic

How the model works

$70M–$76M

$65M $73M $81M

$77.40M so far

The prediction model updated after a -53% second-weekend drop. The wider range of $65M–$81M accounts for 90% of films. Learn more about how the prediction model works

$82M

Baseline

Horror Sequel — 3.00 baseline opening

-3%

CinemaScore

B: Horror avg is B+

+1%

Audience

Above Avg — RT 87%, LB 3.10, IMDB 6.6

-2%

Seasonality

Fall

0%

Release Day

Friday (standard)

+2%

2nd Weekend

-53% drop

-9%

Genre

Horror Sequel legs

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Oct 17-19 1 $27.3M — 3,411 $8,012 $27.3M

2 Oct 24-26 3 $12.9M −52.8% 3,460 $3,729 $49.0M

3 Oct 31-Nov 2 1 $8.3M −35.5% 3,305 $2,518 $61.8M

4 Nov 7-9 3 $5.2M −37.5% 2,943 $1,766 $70.0M

5 Nov 14-16 5 $2.6M −49% 2,419 $1,094 $74.7M

6 Nov 21-23 9 $1.0M −60.4% 1,227 $854 $76.4M

7 Nov 28-30 15 $352.0K −66.4% 496 $709 $77.2M

8 Dec 5-7 23 $61.8K −82.4% 130 $475 $77.4M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Oct 17 #1 $11.0M — $11.0M 3,411 $3,232 1

Sat Oct 18 #1 $9.7M −12% $20.7M 3,411 $2,836 2

Sun Oct 19 #1 $6.6M −31% $27.3M 3,411 $1,945 3

Mon Oct 20 #1 $2.1M −68% $29.5M 3,411 $626 4

Tue Oct 21 #1 $3.1M +44% $32.5M 3,411 $898 5

Wed Oct 22 #1 $1.9M −39% $34.4M 3,411 $546 6

Thu Oct 23 #1 $1.7M −11% $36.1M 3,411 $486 7

Fri Oct 24 #3 $3.8M +131% −65% $39.9M 3,460 $1,109 8

Sat Oct 25 #1 $5.5M +42% −44% $45.4M 3,460 $1,579 9

Sun Oct 26 #3 $3.6M −34% −46% $49.0M 3,460 $1,041 10

Mon Oct 27 #3 $1.0M −72% −53% $50.0M 3,460 $293 11

Tue Oct 28 #3 $1.5M +44% −52% $51.4M 3,460 $422 12

Wed Oct 29 #4 $984.2K −33% −47% $52.4M 3,460 $284 13

Thu Oct 30 #3 $1.0M +6% −37% $53.5M 3,460 $301 14

Fri Oct 31 #1 $2.4M +133% −37% $55.9M 3,305 $733 15

Sat Nov 1 #2 $3.5M +45% −36% $59.4M 3,305 $1,063 16

Sun Nov 2 #2 $2.4M −32% −34% $61.8M 3,305 $723 17

Mon Nov 3 #3 $757.2K −68% −25% $62.5M 3,305 $229 18

Tue Nov 4 #3 $1.0M +37% −29% $63.6M 3,305 $313 19

Wed Nov 5 #4 $648.2K −37% −34% $64.2M 3,305 $196 20

Thu Nov 6 #3 $591.7K −9% −43% $64.8M 3,305 $179 21

Fri Nov 7 #4 $1.5M +157% −37% $66.3M 2,943 $517 22

Sat Nov 8 #3 $2.3M +52% −34% $68.7M 2,943 $788 23

Sun Nov 9 #3 $1.4M −41% −43% $70.0M 2,943 $461 24

Mon Nov 10 #3 $551.8K −59% −27% $70.6M 2,943 $188 25

Tue Nov 11 #5 $833.2K +51% −19% $71.4M 2,943 $283 26

Wed Nov 12 #7 $341.1K −59% −47% $71.7M 2,943 $116 27

Thu Nov 13 #6 $289.2K −15% −51% $72.0M 2,943 $98 28

Fri Nov 14 #6 $764.7K +164% −50% $72.8M 2,419 $316 29

Sat Nov 15 #5 $1.2M +57% −48% $74.0M 2,419 $497 30

Sun Nov 16 #6 $682.2K −43% −50% $74.7M 2,419 $282 31

Mon Nov 17 #8 $179.4K −74% −67% $74.9M 2,419 $74 32

Tue Nov 18 #9 $237.4K +32% −72% $75.1M 2,419 $98 33

Wed Nov 19 #10 $183.9K −23% −46% $75.3M 2,419 $76 34

Thu Nov 20 #10 $117.3K −36% −59% $75.4M 2,419 $49 35

Fri Nov 21 #9 $289.4K +147% −62% $75.7M 1,227 $236 36

Sat Nov 22 #9 $451.6K +56% −62% $76.1M 1,227 $368 37

Sun Nov 23 #9 $307.5K −32% −55% $76.4M 1,227 $251 38

Mon Nov 24 #9 $175.7K −43% −2% $76.6M 1,227 $143 39

Tue Nov 25 #10 $116.1K −34% −51% $76.7M 496 $234 40

Wed Nov 26 #15 $67.0K −42% −64% $76.8M 496 $135 41

Thu Nov 27 #15 $54.6K −18% −53% $76.9M 496 $110 42

Fri Nov 28 #15 $135.5K +148% −53% $77.0M 496 $273 43

Sat Nov 29 #14 $142.3K +5% −68% $77.1M 496 $287 44

Sun Nov 30 #14 $74.2K −48% −76% $77.2M 496 $150 45

Mon Dec 1 #15 $25.3K −66% −86% $77.2M 496 $51 46

Tue Dec 2 #15 $30.5K +20% −74% $77.3M 496 $61 47

Wed Dec 3 #15 $24.0K −21% −64% $77.3M 496 $48 48

Thu Dec 4 #16 $11.6K −52% −79% $77.3M 496 $23 49

Fri Dec 5 #24 $17.7K +53% −87% $77.3M 130 $136 50

Sat Dec 6 #23 $27.2K +53% −81% $77.3M 130 $209 51

Sun Dec 7 #23 $16.9K −38% −77% $77.4M 130 $130 52

Mon Dec 8 #24 $5.4K −68% −79% $77.4M 130 $42 53

Tue Dec 9 #24 $6.8K +26% −78% $77.4M 130 $53 54

Wed Dec 10 #25 $6.4K −6% −73% $77.4M 130 $49 55

Thu Dec 11 #26 $4.3K −33% −63% $77.4M 130 $33 56

Cumulative total$77.4M

Oct 17Oct 31Nov 14Nov 27Dec 11

Weekend grossWk 8 · $61.8K

$27.3M

$12.9M

$8.3M

$5.2M

$2.6M

$1.0M

$352.0K

$61.8K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8

Theater countPeak 3,460 → 130 −96.2%

3,411 open130 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · −82.4%

−52.8%

W1→2

−35.5%

W2→3

−37.5%

W3→4

−49%

W4→5

−60.4%

W5→6

−66.4%

W6→7

−82.4%

W7→8

Steepest −82.4%Best hold −35.5%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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