Summer is ratcheting down and the only major studio wide entry this box office frame is Universal’s Bob Odenkirk action movie Nobody 2, which did $1.3 million from previews Thursday at 2,800 theaters that began at 2 p.m. The $25M 87North feature production is eyeing a $10M+ start in a marketplace where New Line’s Weapons is expected to rule with $20M+.
The Zach Cregger-directed Weapons ends its first week with $64M, which is 17% behind Sinners’ first week of $77.5M but 29% ahead of Get Out‘s $49.8M first week. Sinners ended its run at $278.5M and Get Out finaled at $176M. Whether Weapons has a slight dip ala Get Out‘s second frame (-15%) or Sinners (-5%) we’ll know when we get into the thick of Saturday. Sinners saw a spike in its second Saturday over its first by 14%, while Get Out‘s second Saturday dipped 9%. Weapons‘ Thursday was $4.06M, off 9% from Wednesday’s $4.4M.
There weren’t any previews on the first Nobody as major New York City and Los Angeles cinemas had just reopened roughly two weeks prior from Covid; that movie opened to $6.8M and finaled at $27.5M domestic. Previews here on Nobody 2 are right in line with Lionsgate’s Den of Thieves: Pantera, which posted $1.35M in its Thursday before a $5.7M Friday and $15M opening. Russian director Ilya Naishuller directed the first Nobody installment, while Timo Tjahjanto has taken over helming reins on part 2 here. Derek Kolstad and Aaron Rabin wrote the screenplay based on the former’s characters.
Great grades on Nobody 2: 82% certified fresh critics and 92% audience on Rotten Tomatoes. That’s not far from the first installment, which respectively did 84% and 94% with critics and audiences.
The rest of top 5 for the week is as follows:
Weapons (NL/WB) 3,202 theaters, Thu $4.06M (-9%), Wk $64M, Wk/1
Freakier Friday (Dis) 3,975 theaters Thu $2.1M (-13%), Wk $40.2M/Wk 1
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Dis) 3,600 (-525) theaters, Thu $1.45M (-12%) Wk $23.2M (-59%), Total $238.2M/Wk 3
Bad Guys 2 (Uni) 3,860 (+8) theaters, Thu $1.1M (-17%) Wk $16.7M (-49%), Total $49.7M/Wk 2
Naked Gun (Par) 3,363 (+19) theaters, Thu $867K (-12%), Wk $12.5M (-49%), Total $37.1M/Wk 2