SATURDAY MORNING: Refresh for more… and charts…In the second weekend of September, box office is expected to surpass $100 million for the first time since pre-Covid 2019, thanks to Warner Bros. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Rally at the box office, after a second Friday with $14.4 million, a second $50 million weekend is ahead.

This weekend is 61% higher than last year’s weekend, when New Line Nun II fought through the actors’ strikes when the cast was not allowed to advertise. Back in 2019, New Lines It: Chapter 2 During its second phase, the market grossed $110.8 million, per Box Office Mojo.

As we told you yesterday, Blumhouse/Universal’s Speak no evil exceeds forecasts with 12.3 million USD after a $4.9 million box office haul on Friday. This film essentially feels like an arthouse film, with its British setting and dialogue-driven, quiet thriller narrative. For a film like this, based on the 2022 Danish horror sensation Guests, that’s pretty impressive. CinemaScore is a B+, which is very high for a genre film.

In fourth place is SDG Releasing/Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh documentary, a commendable start for a wide-release documentary. Am I a racist? with 4.7 million USD for the weekend at 1,517 locations after a 1.96 million USD Friday and A Cinemascore and 5 stars on PostTrak. Diversity turnout was 64% Caucasian, 19% Latino and Hispanic, 6% Black and 4% Asian American. The film got an A+ among men under 18 and women under 25. The top markets for the right-leaning documentary were Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, Dallas-Ft. Worth and Salt Lake City. 59% of those who dropped off at PostTrak said they watched the documentary because of its subject matter, in which Walsh addresses diversity, equity and inclusion practices, while 39% came because they are fans of the right-leaning commentator. “Like Tucker Carlson, he’s a magnet for the right,” a rival marketing executive not associated with the film said, praising how the Daily Wire was able to reach its audience directly. What can we say? There is a lot to be gained from the right-wing audience.

The weekend is not without its victims and unfortunately that is Lionsgate’s Dave Bautista action comedy, The murderer’s gamewhich at 2.5-3 million US dollars with 2,623 locations at number 6 could be the actor’s lowest start so far in his career among the 2018 ensemble Hotel Artemis for $3.2 million. More on that in a moment. Despite the lackluster box office numbers, audiences gave the film a B+. Note that the trailer for Dinesh D’Souza’s Trump justifies himself will be played before the Walsh documentary.

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FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is holding up better than expected with a second weekend of $50 million after $14 million on the second Friday, -55% at 4,575 locations. That’s still the second best second weekend of September behind It‘S second picture of 60.1 million USD. The total through Sunday is USD 186.4 million.

Blumhouse/Universal’s Speak no evil also looks better than predicted with 12.5 million USD for Friday-Sunday in 3,375 cinemas for a 5 million USD Friday, including last night’s $1.3 million preview.

Marvel Studios/Disney Deadpool and Wolverine will not leave the top 5 and remains in third place, with 5 million USD in 3,075 cinemas on weekend 8, -29%, for a running total of USD 621.3 million until Sunday.

The right-wing Matt Walsh documentary Am I a racist? booked at 1,517 locations is expected to see a Friday at 1.6 million USD3 days around 4 million USD. By the way, when it comes to the best openings for widely distributed documentaries in the last decade, Angel Studios’ After death Last year the highest value was $5 million.

Lionsgate’s Dave Baustista film, The murderer’s game, This is a distribution contract for the company on less than 30 million USD Production, sees a Friday recording of $1-1.5 million (including $300,000 Thursday preview) for a 3-day $2.5-4 millionwhich would put him fifth in the top bracket. Note that this project was in development for 20 years, an adaptation of Jay Bonansinga’s novel. Wesley Snipes was set to star sometime in the early 2000s when the film was parked at New Line. Several filmmakers were courted for the film, including John Woo, Wolfgang Petersen, Alex Proyas and others. Paramount took on the project, with Andrew Lazar serving as producer and Michael Keaton headlining. Two years ago, stuntman-turned-filmmaker JJ Perry approached Lionsgate for help finding a solution.

FRIDAY MORNING: When it’s Friday the 13th and you’re a studio (especially Blumhouse), you don’t miss the opportunity to include a genre film in your lineup, and that’s Speak no evil this weekend. Directed, written and produced by James Watkins, the film 1.3 million USD Previews starting Thursday at 2 p.m. The R-rated title distributed by Universal is expected to be released 10 million USD of 87% good reviews, certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. The audience rating is 86%.

Starring James McAvoy, Scoot McNairy and Mackenzie Davis, the film is about a family who are invited to spend an entire weekend in a lonely house in the countryside. As the weekend progresses, however, they realize that the family who invited them has a dark side.

In the meantime, Warner Bros. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice embossed 4.5 million USD in 4,575 cinemas on Thursday, the first week ended at 136.4 million USDThe picture is 14% behind the first week of 2017 Italso a Warner Bros title under its New Line label, which grossed $158.7 million and ended up grossing $327.4 million. The sequel, directed by Tim Burton, is expected to gross about Over 40 million USD in its second weekend, which will be the second best weekend at the domestic box office in September.

Lionsgate has given Dave Bautista’s R-rated action comedy The murderer’s game, which brought in 300,000 US dollars from previews on Thursday night. The film opens in 2,623 theaters on Friday. Critics have no sense of humor about the film, 36% on Rotten Tomatoes. Directed by JJ Perry from a screenplay by Rand Ravich and James Coyne, the film is expected to open about 5 million dollars.

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Also distributed this weekend on around 1,500 websites was the documentary by right-wing political commentator Matt Walsh, Am I a racist?, which will debut in the single digits.

More news from Thursday: Deadpool and Wolverine in 3,400 locations, week 7 ends with 9.4 million USD after a 558,000 US dollars Thursday, -7% compared to Wednesday, so overall USD 616.3 million.

The Reagan runs fantastically and finishes the second week with a total result of USD 20.3 million — that’s more than Lionsgate’s domestic circulation Borderland (15.4 million USD) and will soon overtake Apple/Sony. Fly with me to the moon ($20.5 million). Granted, you can’t compare the demographics of these films, but it gives you an idea of ​​what a small engine a newcomer to distribution could become in the face of bigger studios with bigger fish. Thursday was $475,000, -13%, and Week 2 ended at 7 million USD.

The drama directed by Vance Null God is not dead: We trust in God received a Fathom release on Thursday evening, 365,000 US dollars in 1,392 cinemas. Blurb: Amid political and spiritual unrest, Reverend David Hill (David AR White) is running for Congress. His opponent, Peter Kane (Ray Wise), wants to ban religion from politics, and the fight becomes a beacon of hope for people seeking moral leadership in a divided world.

Studios of the 20th century Alien: Romulus at 2,560 5.6 million USD in week 4, a run USD 98.9 million After a price of 352,000 USD on Thursday (-16%), it will almost reach the 100 mark this weekend.