{"id":176469,"date":"2025-09-29T00:06:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T00:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/176469\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T00:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T00:06:08","slug":"weekend-box-office-one-battle-after-another-fights-its-way-to-first-place-with-22m-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/176469\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Box Office: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Fights its Way to First Place with $22M Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures <\/p>\n

Key Takeaways<\/p>\n

Total 3-Day Weekend Gross:
$76,138,323 | +2.1% Last Week \/ -18.2% Weekend 39, 2024<\/p>\n

The Warner Bros. box office hot streak continues with another #1 debut, taking a big swing with Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s original One Battle After Another, which posted a $22.4M opening weekend to top an otherwise slow weekend. Unfortunately, Universal and DreamWorks Animation targeted too young an audience with Gabby\u2019s Dollhouse: The Movie, which was only able to pony up a $13.7M second-place bow. Although the overall BO total is slightly above last week, year-over-year we\u2019re still down from this frame in 2024 when DreamWorks\u2019 The Wild Robot topped the list with $35.79M, or 2.6X what Gabby\u2019s Dollhouse opened to this week.<\/p>\n

Top Title:\u00a0One Battle After Another\u00a0(Warner Bros.) | $22.4M \/ 3,634 Screens \/ $6,164 PSA | Week 1<\/p>\n

Top Opener:\u00a0One Battle After Another\u00a0(Warner Bros.) | $22.4M \/ 3,634 Screens \/ $6,164 PSA | Week 1<\/p>\n

Best PSA:\u00a0The Rocky Horror Picture Show\u00a0(20th Century Studios) | $135K \/ 15 Screens \/ $9,000 PSA | Week 1<\/p>\n

Highlights From the Weekend<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0One Battle After Another
Warner Bros. | NEW
$22.4M 3-Day Opening Weekend | $48.5M Global Total<\/p>\n

Warner Bros. has now given acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson two things he\u2019s never had in his three-decade career: a reported $100M+ budget and a #1 opening at the box office. The wild action dramedy One Battle After Another came in at the higher end of expectations with an estimated $22.4M on 3,634 screens for a $6,164 Per Screen Average. To put that in perspective, $22.4M is also equal to or more than the domestic lifetime gross of any but two of PTA\u2019s films (Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood). For star Leonardo DiCaprio that\u2019s on-par with the opening of 2023\u2019s Killers of the Flower Moon ($23.25M).<\/p>\n

As expected, premium formats dominated on this title, representing 51% of business from IMAX and Dolby Cinema, 70MM, VistaVision, PLFs, and Motion Seating. IMAX screens specifically earned $4.6M from North American from 412 locations, including 9 in 1570 film format, which is 21% of the overall domestic total. The film took $7.5M globally in IMAX format.<\/p>\n

For the studio, it was yet another win in a banner year where they are now the only studio to cross $4 billion globally in 2025. PTA has also delivered them a surefire Oscar contender with a 96% Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes critical score on top of an 85% audience reaction, \u201cA\u201d CinemaScore, and 4 1\u20442 stars out of 5 via PostTrak. With tentpole competition scarce until Tron: Ares on October 10, One Battle After Another is also likely to hold steady even with The Smashing Machine opening in the next frame.<\/p>\n

One Battle After Another \u2013 Opening Weekend
Top Ten Locations \u2013 North America
1. AMC Lincoln Square New York
2. Regal Union Square New York
3. AMC Universal Citywalk Los Angeles
4. Vista Los Angeles
5. AMC Burbank
6. AMC Grove Los Angeles
7. AMC Century City Los Angeles
8. AMC Metreon San Francisco
9. Music Box Theatre Chicago
10. Coolidge Corner Theatre Boston<\/p>\n

One Battle After Another \u2013 Opening Weekend
Top Ten DMAs \u2013 North America
1. Los Angeles
2. New York
3. San Francisco
4. Chicago
5. Washington DC
6. Toronto
7. Dallas
8. Boston
9. Philadelphia
10. Atlanta<\/p>\n

One Battle After Another did slightly better internationally with an estimated $26.1M from 74 overseas markets on 11,800+ screens for a global total of $48.5M. A few key territories have yet to open, including Korea (Oct 1), Japan (Oct 3), Turkey (Oct 3), and China (Oct 17).<\/p>\n

One Battle After Another \u2013 Opening Weekend
Top Ten Overseas Markets
1. United Kingdom | $3.4m
2. France | $3.4m
3. Germany | $2.0m
4. Italy | $1.4m
5. Saudi Arabia | $1.3m
6. Australia | $1.3m
7. Mexico | $1.1m
8. Spain | $1.1m
9. Holland | $994k
10. United Arab Emirates | $802k<\/p>\n

2. Gabby\u2019s Dollhouse: The Movie
Universal Pictures | NEW
$13.7M 3-Day Opening Weekend | $19.37M Global Total<\/p>\n

Universal and DreamWorks Animation\u2019s Gabby\u2019s Dollhouse: The Movie brought the cuteness but didn\u2019t bring the box office heat as it opened at #2 to an estimated $13.7M from 3,500 locations for a $3,914 PSA. This number, below our panel\u2019s low-end estimates<\/a>, is in the same league as February\u2019s Paddington in Peru ($12.7M debut\/$45.77M domestic total), though better than July\u2019s Smurfs ($11M opening\/$31M domestic total).<\/p>\n

The good news is the clear runway for family movies until Wicked For Good and Zootopia 2 in November. Good word of mouth (\u201cA+\u201d CinemaScore and 95% RT audience score) on top of positive leaning critical (80% RT) means this one could have legs despite a narrow audience. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the 3-Day looked\u2026<\/p>\n

Friday \u2013 $4.37 million<\/p>\n

Saturday \u2013 $5.52 million<\/p>\n

Sunday \u2013 $3.81 million<\/p>\n

The audience was 73% female, with the only major age groups being under 12 (40%) and younger parents 25-44 (44%). Here\u2019s how demographics looked\u2026<\/p>\n

Caucasian \u2013 43%<\/p>\n

Hispanic \u2013 37%<\/p>\n

African American \u2013 11%<\/p>\n

NATAM\/Other \u2013 5%<\/p>\n

Asian \u2013 4%<\/p>\n

While the TV version of Gabby is currently the most viewed streaming series for kids, the film was a little too solidly aimed at the kiddie crowd, not only alienating general audiences but also older kids (the show\u2019s core audience is 2-7). While Kristen Wiig was there for a few very mild grown-up jokes, the film just didn\u2019t straddle the same satiric line that DreamWorks\u2019 all-ages movies like Shrek, Trolls, or Kung Fu Panda do. This was for the tots all the way, but should be good synergy with the new season of the show on Netflix in November.<\/p>\n

After a soft opening in New Zealand last week, Gabby\u2019s Dollhouse took in $5.67M from 37 overseas territories across 4,800 screens for a global total of $19.37M. Top 3 markets were Australia ($1.1M), Mexico ($1.1M), and Italy ($925K). All other markets reported grosses under $300K. <\/p>\n

Other Notable Performances<\/p>\n

Lionsgate released The Strangers: Chapter 2 to little fanfare as the horror film opened to an estimated $5.9M from 2,690 locations for a $2,193 PSA. The middle part in director Renny Harlin<\/a>\u2018s trilogy (the third is due out next year) had the lowest opening in the Strangers franchise while doing exactly half the business Chapter 1 debuted to last summer. Reviews were poor at 18% RT critical (the first was 21%), while a 59% audience score and \u201cC-\u201d CinemaScore engender limited momentum for the third part. <\/p>\n

Next Weekend<\/p>\n

A24 is setting Dwayne Johnson up for an Oscar run in The Smashing Machine, the true story of MMA fighter Mark Kerr. Based on John Hyams\u2019 documentary of the same name, the film is helmed by Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems) in his first solo directing effort away from brother Josh (who has Marty Supreme this Christmas). Focus Features brings the return of master thespian Daniel Day-Lewis in the psychological drama Anemone, directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis. That film premieres today at the New York Film Festival.<\/p>\n

Sunday Studio Estimates | Weekend 39 \u2013 2025
Total 3-Day Domestic Gross: $76,138,323 | (-18.2% vs 2024)<\/p>\n

Title
\nWeekend Estimate
\n% Change
\nLocations
\nLocation Change
\nPSA
\nDomestic Total
\nWeek
\nDistributor<\/p>\n

One Battle After Another
\n$22,400,000
\n\u00a0
\n3,634
\n\u00a0
\n$6,164
\n22,400,000
\n1
\nWarner Bros.<\/p>\n

Gabby\u2019s Dollhouse: The Movie
\n$13,700,000
\n\u00a0
\n3,500
\n\u00a0
\n$3,914
\n13,700,000
\n1
\nUniversal<\/p>\n

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infi\u2026
\n$7,100,000
\n-59%
\n2,984
\n-358
\n$2,379
\n118,176,000
\n3
\nSony Pictures<\/p>\n

The Conjuring: Last Rites
\n$6,860,000
\n-44%
\n3,083
\n-330
\n$2,225
\n161,454,000
\n4
\nWarner Bros.<\/p>\n

The Strangers: Chapter 2
\n$5,900,000
\n\u00a0
\n2,690
\n\u00a0
\n$2,193
\n5,900,000
\n1
\nLionsgate<\/p>\n

Him
\n$3,650,000
\n-72%
\n3,168
\nn\/c
\n$1,152
\n20,794,000
\n2
\nUniversal<\/p>\n

The Long Walk
\n$3,400,000
\n-45%
\n2,297
\n-548
\n$1,480
\n28,814,237
\n3
\nLionsgate<\/p>\n

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
\n$3,300,000
\n-48%
\n2,829
\n-882
\n$1,166
\n39,008,000
\n3
\nFocus Features<\/p>\n

They Call Him OG
\n$1,400,000
\n\u00a0
\n800
\n\u00a0
\n$1,750
\n5,200,000
\n1
\nPrathyangira\u2026<\/p>\n

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
\n$1,250,000
\n-62%
\n3,330
\nn\/c
\n$375
\n5,923,000
\n2
\nSony Pictures<\/p>\n

Spider-Man 2
\n$1,113,472
\n\u00a0
\n1,484
\n\u00a0
\n$750
\n375,828,527
\n1,109
\nSony Pictures<\/p>\n

Dead of Winter
\n$1,054,000
\n\u00a0
\n605
\n\u00a0
\n$1,742
\n1,054,000
\n1
\nVertical Ent\u2026<\/p>\n

Eleanor the Great
\n$860,000
\n\u00a0
\n892
\n\u00a0
\n$964
\n860,000
\n1
\nSony Picture\u2026<\/p>\n

Spider-Man
\n$737,505
\n\u00a0
\n1,485
\n\u00a0
\n$497
\n405,930,363
\n1,222
\nSony Pictures<\/p>\n

Weapons
\n$455,000
\n-63%
\n512
\n-674
\n$889
\n150,656,000
\n8
\nWarner Bros.<\/p>\n

Freakier Friday
\n$410,000
\n-64%
\n885
\n-995
\n$463
\n93,741,600
\n8
\nWalt Disney<\/p>\n

Spider-Man 3
\n$400,000
\n\u00a0
\n1,484
\n\u00a0
\n$270
\n338,007,351
\n961
\nSony Pictures<\/p>\n

The Bad Guys 2
\n$352,000
\n-51%
\n488
\n-353
\n$721
\n80,888,000
\n9
\nUniversal<\/p>\n

The Fantastic Four: First Steps
\n$243,000
\n-61%
\n300
\n-330
\n$810
\n273,972,764
\n10
\nWalt Disney<\/p>\n

Toy Story
\n$190,000
\n-87%
\n350
\n-1,990
\n$543
\n199,135,978
\n1,558
\nWalt Disney<\/p>\n

Caught Stealing
\n$150,000
\n-54%
\n652
\n139
\n$230
\n18,898,000
\n5
\nSony Pictures<\/p>\n

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
\n$135,000
\n\u00a0
\n15
\n\u00a0
\n$9,000
\n114,565,797
\n2,610
\n20th Century\u2026<\/p>\n

Light of the World
\n$101,000
\n-74%
\n175
\n-305
\n$577
\n4,978,356
\n4
\nSalvation Po\u2026<\/p>\n

Hamilton
\n$94,000
\n-86%
\n175
\n-935
\n$537
\n16,892,009
\n4
\nWalt Disney<\/p>\n

The History of Sound
\n$89,208
\n-71%
\n126
\n-426
\n$708
\n706,678
\n3
\nMUBI<\/p>\n

The Roses
\n$82,000
\n-68%
\n170
\n-200
\n$482
\n15,204,512
\n5
\nSearchlight \u2026<\/p>\n

Wildfire: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse
\n$41,781
\n\u00a0
\n8
\n\u00a0
\n$5,223
\n41,781
\n76
\nHemdale<\/p>\n

Apollo 13
\n$39,000
\n-94%
\n100
\n-100
\n$390
\n174,611,000
\n1,579
\nUniversal<\/p>\n

CatVideoFest 2025
\n$5,885
\n-54%
\n5
\n-6
\n$1,177
\n1,002,506
\n9
\nOscilloscope\u2026<\/p>\n

Lilo & Stitch
\n5,000
\n-89%
\n20
\n-30
\n$250
\n423,778,167
\n19
\nWalt Disney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures Key Takeaways Total 3-Day Weekend Gross:$76,138,323 | +2.1% Last Week \/ -18.2% Weekend…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":176470,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[49,48,75,337],"class_list":["post-176469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}