Box Office: ‘Demon Slayer’ Edging Out ‘Him’ for No. 1, ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Bombing
The Jordan Peele-produced Him is battling to be the GOAT at this weekend’s box office, but is finding steep competition from holdover anime phenomenon Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – the Movie Infinity Castle.
Him, from Universal and Peele’s Monkeypaw, brought in $6.4 million Friday and is projected to end the weekend with $15 million. Demon Slayer, which set a record $70 million U.S. opening last weekend, is expected to eke out a win in the $16 million range despite tumbling 77 percent. Demon Slayer hails from the Sony-owned Crunchyroll, and is already a global smash with $419.2 million worldwide.
But the weekend brought bad news for other corners of the Sony empire, with the high-profile Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell romantic fantasy A Big Bold Beautiful Journey bombing with a projected $3.8 million, sixth-place finish for the weekend. Journey centers on a man and a woman who relive key moments from their lives. The feature is Robbie’s first starring role since Barbie became a phenomenon two years ago and helped revive the box office. The film earned a B- CinemaScore from audiences and tepid reviews. Kogonada directed the Blacklist script by Seth Reiss.
Him likewise earned mediocre reviews. It stars Tyriq Withers as a top NFL quarterback prospect whose career is upended when he is blind sided by an attacker and suffers brain trauma. He finds a potential way back to greatness in the form of Marlon Wayans’ GOAT quarterback, who offers to train him at his private compound. The psychological horror movie hails from director Justin Tipping and received a C- CinemaScore from audiences.
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Rounding out the top five are projected to be New Line’s The Conjuring: The Last Rites, now in its third weekend and expected to earn $12.1 million; Lionsgate’s The Long Walk, with $6.4 million; and Focus’ Downton Abbey: The Finale, with $6.1 million.
