TheWomanKing earned $2.95 million on Friday, down 56% from its opening day gross. The Viola Davis vehicle is projected to expand its domestic haul to $35 million this weekend.
, the film has stirred up enough excitement to convince fans to see how its mystery all plays out on the big screen. The audience is skewing heavily towards women, who composed 66% of opening day crowds.
The coming days will see if that audience sticks. “Don’t Worry Darling” has landed a “B-” grade through research firm Cinema Score, indicating a largely apathetic response from general moviegoers . It’s not impossible that the swirl of rumors around “Don’t Worry Darling” cultivated an event status around the film, which could ultimately lead to a more front-loaded box office performance.
This weekend also sees the re-release of James Cameron’s sci-fi smash “Avatar,” as 20th Century Studios and parent company Disney prepare to bring audiences back to Pandora in December with the long-awaited sequel, “The Way of Water.” “Avatar” will build on its current $760 million domestic gross, which stands as the fourth-highest in the history of the North American box office behind “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” , “Avengers: Endgame” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” . Across its original run and subsequent re-releases, James Cameron’s epic is the highest-grossing film ever, with $2.845 billion in grosses at the global box office.