Exhibitor Relations Co.

TOO EARLY TOP 5

1. SCREAM 7 ($60M)
2. GOAT ($11M)
3. WUTHERING HEIGHTS ($6.5M)
4. CRIME 101 ($3.5M)
5. EPIC: ELVIS ($3.3M)

I scream, you scream… we all scream for horror sequels.

Paramount’s SCREAM 7 ripped through audiences—$28.8M on Friday, an estimated $60M for the weekend.

Slay. All. Day.

$1M CLUB: PREVIEW THURSDAY

1. SCREAM 7 ($7.8M)
2. WUTHERING HEIGHTS ($1.1M)

TOP 5 DOMESTIC DEBUTS: MARCH

1. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ($174M)
2. BATMAN V SUPERMAN ($166M)
3. CAPTAIN MARVEL ($153M)
4. THE HUNGER GAMES ($152M)
5. THE BATMAN ($134M)

2026 can't touch these. Not even close.

a close up of a man 's face with the words you can 't behind him ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words you can 't behind him

Whether it's Netflix or Paramount devouring Warner Bros...neither option is great for theatrical exhibition.

All we have to do is look at what happened with 20th Century and Disney. Output decreased massively. And has never caught up.

Crunchyroll's THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME THE MOVIE: TEARS OF THE AZURE SEA drops 5/1/26 in limited release.

Good fucking luck getting that on the marquee. We still have marquees, right?

a man wearing glasses and a tie is sitting in a car and making a funny face ALT: a man wearing glasses and a tie is sitting in a car and making a funny face

The biggest nerd of all, Robert Carradine, has been initiated in the Tri-lambs in the Sky. He will always be Lewis to me, and man, that laugh—one of the most genuinely funny moments of 80s screwball comedies. RIP.

$1M CLUB: PREVIEW THURSDAY

1. WITHERING HEIGHTS ($2.4M)
2. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE 2 ($1.8M)*
3. GOAT ($1.6M)

*less than $500k last night—the rest was from earlier previews.

A documentary landing in the Top 5 domestic box office is a huge win... unless the distributor spent $75M to get it there. Melania was paid $28M as a "talent fee." That's Marvel money. Access. Leverage. Exclusive access to a politically powerful brand.

$1M CLUB: TURKEY DAY

1. ZOOTOPIA 2 ($19.7M)
2. WICKED: FOR GOOD ($12.6M)
3. NOW YOU 3 ME ($1.7M)

$1M CLUB: TUESDAY

1. WICKED FOR GOOD ($15.7M)
2. ZOOTOPIA 2 ($10.2M)
3. NOW YOU 3 ME ($1.6M)
4. PREDATOR: BADLANDS ($1M)

TOP 5 DOMESTIC DEBUTS: 2025

1. MINECRAFT MOVIE ($162M)
2. WICKED: FOR GOOD ($147M)
3. LILO & STITCH ($146M)
4. SUPERMAN ($125M)
5. FANTASTIC 4: FIRST STEPS ($117M)

The magic is fading fast.

Lionsgate's NOW YOU THREE ME grossed just $9.1M in its second cinematic trick, falling like a house of cards w/ a -57% drop, $36M total.

Sony's SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE was a dead end--debuting disastrously w/ just $2.6M on over 2,000+ screens.

TOP 5 DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE

1. WICKED: FOR GOOD ($150M)
2. NOW YOU THREE ME ($9.1M)
3. PREDATOR: BADLANDS ($6.2M)
4. THE RUNNING MAN ($5.8M)
5. RENTAL FAMILY ($3.3M)

WICKED: FOR GOOD debuted with $76M (+13% vs WICKED) overseas this weekend, $226M worldwide.

Universal's WICKED: FOR GOOD followed the yellow brick road all the way to $150M this weekend--the second best debut of 2025 + $38M more than the OG.

Disney's PREDATOR: BADLANDS salvaged $13.5M worldwide this weekend, $159.6M total.

Domestic: $76.3M
Int'l: $83.3M

The runaround.

Paramount's THE RUNNING MAN was tripped up in its sophomore session, falling -65% w/ just $5.8M, $27M total.

Dead man walking.

Paramount's THE RUNNING MAN clocked just $12.9M worldwide this weekend, $48M total.

Big. Really big.

In North America, WICKED: FOR GOOD scored $15.5M in IMAX bucks, w/ 11% of the overall take--IMAX's #1 domestic opener in the month of November.

Neon's KEEPER felt the cold chill of the box office grim reaper, falling -76% in its 2nd week w/ just $600k, $3.9M total.

TOO EARLY TOP 5

1. WICKED: FOR GOOD ($156M)
2. NOW YOU THREE ME ($9.5M)
3. PREDATOR: BADLANDS ($6.5M)
4. THE RUNNING MAN ($6M)
5. RENTAL FAMILY ($3M)

$1M CLUB: PREVIEW THURSDAY

1. WICKED: FOR GOOD ($30.8M)
2. NOW YOU THREE ME ($1.2M)

There’s no way around it—Warner Bros. being bought and sold is bad for theatrical exhibition. Consolidation is about cost-cutting, which means fewer movies in cinemas.

$1M CLUB: WEDNESDAY

1. NOW YOU THREE ME ($1.4M)
2. THE RUNNING MAN ($1M)

$1M CLUB: DISCOUNT TUESDAY

1. NOW YOU 3 ME ($2.5M)
2. THE RUNNING MAN ($1.9M)
3. PREDATOR: BADLANDS ($1.3M)

$1M CLUB: MONDAY

1. NOW YOU THREE ME ($1.4M)
2. THE RUNNING MAN ($1M)

The truth is out there. Wicked and Avatar will help this holiday season... but Jan & Feb... watch out.

Upon further review...

THE RUNNING MAN ($16.4M)

You can run, but you can't hide.