Friday Estimates: Are We Witnessing 2020’s First Loss?

February 8, 2020

Birds of Prey

Ouch. Birds of Prey only managed $13.03 million on Friday, putting it on pace for just $32 million to $33 million over the full weekend. This is miles below expectations; it’s even lower than projections based on Thursday’s previews. However, it isn’t a bad opening for a film that cost $75 million to make. Add in the film’s reviews and its B plus from CinemaScore and it should have decent legs, especially with the holiday next weekend. It will be the weakest installment in the D.C.E.U. and I think this is clear evidence that making the film R-rated was a mistake.

Bad Boys for Life was well back with $3.03 million putting it on pace for between $11 million and $12 million over the weekend. This would give it just over $165 million after four weeks of release and keeps $200 million domestically as a possibility.

1917 grabbed $2.32 million on Friday and Universal is projecting $9 million on this result. That would be an incredible hold and it would mean the film would have no trouble getting to $150 million domestically.

Dolittle was next with $1.47 million on Friday and Universal is projecting $6.5 million based on Friday’s number.

Jumanji: The Next Level is in fifth place with $1.24 million and Sony is projecting $5.6 million over the full weekend. That’s impressive for a film that’s been in theaters nearly two full months and it means the movie will have made nearly $300 million by the end of the weekend.

- Friday Box Office Chart
- Thursday Box Office Chart

- Thursday Night Previews: Harley Hardly Sets the Box Office on Fire
- Weekend Predictions: Can Quinn Capture Audience’s Attention
- Weekend Theater Counts: Birds of Prey Lands as the Weeks Widest Release

Filed under: Friday Estimates, Bad Boys For Life, Dolittle, Jumanji: The Next Level, 1917, Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), DC Extended Universe