‘No’ Sees $6.4M in Thursday Previews – Deadline

Third feature film by Jordan Peele as a director, Nope, grossed $6.4 million last night from 3,250 theaters that started at 4 p.m.

It’s a solid start for a Peele movie, coming in at just 14% less than the $7.4 million of its last horror picture, We, made in March 2019. This picture posted an opening of $71.1 million, the best start for an R-Rated original horror film at the domestic box office.

Nopepreviews of are way ahead of get out$1.8 million, which was a film that audiences discovered on its opening weekend and flocked to, sending its opening to $33.3 million.

We is Peele’s longest film to date at 2 hours and 15 minutes. The film’s critical scores on Rotten Tomatoes are, so far, the lowest of its three films, but the numbers are pretty good at 81% next to We‘93% Certified fresh and Oscar-winning get out‘s 98% certified fresh. Audience score on Rotten Tomatoes for Nope currently sits 78% next to We‘ 60% and get outit’s 86%.

Nope is expected to gross around $50 million. It may come in less than that considering the runtime here for a horror movie, and if the critical scores are waning. The film was made for $68 million in the Santa Clarity Valley ahead of P&A.

Disney/Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder led Thursday among regular films in release with an estimate of $3.8 million in 4,375 theaters, -15% compared to Wednesday for a two-week total of $254 million, 13% ahead of Thor: Ragnarok over the same period of time.

Universal/Enlightenment Minions: The Rise of Gru made $3.6 million at 4,114 theaters, -4% from Wednesday for a three-week total of $280.1 million, 1.8% ahead of 2015 Minions during the same period. Minions ended its run in the United States at $336 million.

sony Where the Crawdads sing posted $2.3M on Thursday from 3,650 theaters, -8% from Wednesday for a first-week total of $28M. That’s 31% ahead of the $21.3 million in the first week of summer cries Notebook which eventually reached $81 million at the domestic box office.

Paramount/Skydance Top Gun: Maverick at 3,292 brought in $1.6 million yesterday, -4% from Wednesday for an eight-week total of $625.5 million.

Warner Bros.’ Elvis saw a fourth Thursday of $1.2M, -10% from Wednesday for a cumulative total of $112M.

Paramount’s animated family film Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank posted $777,000 yesterday, up 1.3% for a total of $9.8M for the first week.