Animated prequel Transformers One is vying for the top spot in its opening weekend. Transformers One The box office debut will take place on the third weekend of September, along with two new horror movies. Never Let Goa survival thriller high pressure and crawlDirected by Alexander Aja, the film stars Halle Berry as a mother desperate to protect her children from a mysterious alien entity. substancefrom revenge The film was directed by Coralie Fargeat and stars Demi Moore as an aging fitness icon.
Every DeadlineAs of Saturday morning, Transformers One The domestic box office is expected to take in $26.3 million in its first three days. This is slightly lower than the initial forecast, so it will be on par with the third week. Beetlejuice Beetlejuicewhich was expected to gross $25 million, but the animated film was ultimately expected to take the top spot.
Meanwhile, both horror films have struggled to make a splash as sequels to Tim Burton’s classic continue to eat into the Halloween season. Never Let Gopriced at $20 million, was expected to debut between $3.8 million and $4.7 million, while substanceThe budget is in a similar range to Game of Thrones at $17.5 million, with an opening expected to be between $2.65 million and $3 million.
What the opening weekend means for Transformers 1
It doesn’t compare well to other entries in the Transformers series
Ultimately, this opening weekend shows that the series has yet to recover from the box office slump it has experienced since its 2017 release. The Last Knight The opening gross was less than half of the original film. In fact, it was the second-lowest opening of the entire series, after Game of Thrones. bumblebeewhich opened to $21.6 million in 2018, ultimately leading to a five-year hiatus for the franchise. Below, see how the new film compares to all modern movies in terms of opening weekend and global box office. transformer Movie:
title | Opening Weekend | Global Total |
|---|---|---|
transformer (2007) | $70.5 million | $709.7 million |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | $108.9 million | $836.3 million |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) | $97.8 million | $1.12 billion |
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) | $100 million | $1.1 billion |
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) | $44.7 million | $605.4 million |
bumblebee (2018) | $21.6 million | $467.9 million |
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) | $61 million | $438.9 million |
Transformers One (2024) | $26.3 million | To be determined |
Still to be seen Transformers One The circulation will rise at the end of the play. If it behaves like modern animation circulation, e.g. migrate or elementit could become a dark horse movie and slowly but steadily climb the list before the end of the year. Its budget is between $75 million and $147 million, which also makes it the cheapest movie in the series besides the $135 million bumblebeeIn many cases, the margins are quite high, as several companies are valued at $200 million or more, which means the company has a longer path to profitability.
Our thoughts on the weekend box office
Original horror films continue to suffer
This makes sense Transformers One Given its association with a big-name movie, it will lead the weekend. However, substance and Never Let Go The overall performance of horror movies in 2024 remained tepid, and new films also performed poorly at the box office during their first releases, including lobby, Scared,even Don’t say bad thingsHowever, the genre’s prospects may turn around before the end of the year as the franchise is released. Terrorist 3 and Smile 2.
Source: Deadline