Warner Bros.‘Ocean’s 8managed to slightly exceed expectations last weekend, endingSolo: A Star Wars Story’s two-week reign atop the box office with a solid $41.6 million debut, already earning back more than half its $70 million budget. Most box office analysts aren’t expecting its stay at the top to be a long one, with Disney Pixar’s long-awaited sequelIncredibles 2easily expected to take the top spot, with other newcomersTag,Superfly, opening on Wednesday, andRace 3also opening wide. We’re predictingIncredibles 2will win with an impressive $136.8 million this weekend.
That $138.6 million figure is the same total we projected last month in oursummer movie box office predictionspiece, and a few weeks later, the early projections from other analysts were quite similar, with many predicting a $140 million opening weekend forIncredibles 2. That tally represents nearly double the $70.4 million opening weekend thatThe Incrediblesput up in its opening weekend in November 2004, en route to $261.4 million domestic and $633 million worldwide, from a $92 million budget. No budget figures have been released for this sequel quite yet.
Out of all the new releases this weekend, onlyIncredibles 2has enough reviews for a Rotten Tomatoes rating thus far, earning an impressive 96% rating, with just two “Rotten” reviews out of 54 total.Incredibles 2is projected to open in roughly 4,200 theaters this weekend, withTagopening in approximately 3,300 theaters andSuperflyexpected to bow in 2,200 theaters. There is no projected theater count forRace 3, but seeing as bothRaceandRace 2opened at less than $1 million domestically, we’re guessing it will follow suit again and debut somewhere out of the top 10 this weekend.
AfterIncredibles 2, we have the R-rated comedyTagtaking second place with $23.6 million, just barely edging outOcean’s 8, which we’re projecting will drop to third place with $22.4 million, with the top 5 rounded out bySolo: A Star Wars Storywith $8.2 million andDeadpool 2with $7.4 million. Given how closeTagandOcean’s 8are projected to fare, it’s possible that they may ultimately swap spots on the charts, but we won’t know for sure until the official estimates come rolling in on Sunday morning. For now, though, we’re giving the edge toTagin its opening weekend.
The top 10 will likely be rounded out byHereditary($6.8 million),Superfly($5.5 million),Avengers: Infinity War($3.9 million),Adrift($2.7 million) andBook Club($2.1 million). Also opening in limited release this weekend is Vertical Entertainment’sGotti, IFC’sEating Animalsand Strand’sGabriel and the Mountain. There is no indication as to whether any of those films will expand in the weeks and months to come. Looking ahead to next weekend, Universal’sJurassic World: Fallen Kingdomhas the frame to itself as the only wide release opening in theaters, and it’s expected to put up some huge numbers. Whether or not it will be bigger than the then-record-breaking debut of $208.8 million remains to be seen. Take a look at our projected top 10 for the weekend of June 15, and check back on Sunday for the top 10 estimates, courtesy ofBox Office Mojo.
Incredibles 2$138.6 million
Tag$23.6 million
Ocean’s 8$22.4 million
Solo: A Star Wars Story$8.2 million
Deadpool 2$7.4 million
Hereditary$6.8 million
Superfly$5.5 million
Avengers: Infinity War$3.9 million
Adrift$2.7 million
