'The Curse of La Llorona' conjured up a promising $11.8 million Friday while 'Breakthrough' will earn $14.5 million by Sunday.
movies had multipliers between 2.33x and 2.45x so there may not be much wiggle room. The caveat is the whole “Good Friday/Easter Sunday” thing, but it’s certainly the right weekend for a religiously-inclined fright fest. It could go either way, as Hispanic Americans are major demographics for religious horror movies.
In a weird coincidence, Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox released new movies on the same day. Fox 2000’s faith-based drama, about a young boy who makes a miraculous recovery after falling into an icy lake, earned $3.811 million on Friday, setting the stage for a $10.9 million weekend and $14.441 million Wed-Sun debut. The film received an A from CinemaScore and will hopefully be about as leggy as. That Sony/Affirm release earned $61.705 million in 2016 from an $18.369 million five-day debut.
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