{"id":30608,"date":"2023-06-16T11:30:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T15:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/?p=30608"},"modified":"2023-06-26T11:25:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T15:25:24","slug":"early-weekend-box-office-report-the-flash-strikes-for-9-7m-domestic-previews-remains-on-track-for-60-70m-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/early-weekend-box-office-report-the-flash-strikes-for-9-7m-domestic-previews-remains-on-track-for-60-70m-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Weekend Estimates: THE FLASH Trending Lower at $55M+ Debut as ELEMENTAL Eyes $30M+"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Saturday Report: <\/strong>Warner Bros. is updating this morning with a full opening day estimate of $24.5 million for The Flash<\/em>, including Friday and all previews from Monday and Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That figure falls shy of Black Adam<\/em>‘s $26.7 million full first day gross last fall, despite Flash<\/em>‘s inclusion of multiple preview grosses and the benefit of summer when kids are out of school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though Father’s Day remains a consideration for projections, these results indicate growing likelihood to miss the low end of final forecasts that called for at least $60 million over the weekend. Those bearish ranges were already considerably down from where the film had been tracking at more bullish levels throughout the spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film’s audience score sits at 85 percent on Rotten Tomatoes as of Saturday morning. The studio has not provided an early projection, but we’re estimating a $58 million three-day frame on the domestic front for The Flash.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Disney and Pixar’s Elemental<\/em> opened to $11.8 million on Friday, including $2.4 million from previews. That’s 24 percent off Lightyear<\/em>‘s $15.5 million first day on the same weekend last summer. The film’s audience score sits at 91 percent this morning, with 75 percent of critics giving it a fresh rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re currently estimating $32 million for Elemental<\/em>‘s opening frame, in line with final forecasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remaining openers include The Blackening<\/em>, which bowed to $2.55 million with previews included. This weekend should register over $6 million for the three-day portion leading into Juneteenth on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the specialty front, Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City<\/em> pulled $350,000 from six locations in Los Angeles and New York. Focus Features projects a weekend of $720,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among key holdovers, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/em> added $8.125 million yesterday as Sony projects a third frame of $30 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts<\/em> took in $5.25 million to begin its second frame and has a shot at over $20 million this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rounding out the top five, The Little Mermaid<\/em> earned another $3.7 million yesterday. A weekend north of $13 million looks likely at this stage, though double feature plays with Elemental<\/em> could skew projections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday Update: <\/strong>Reports from Warner Bros. have this weekend’s The Flash<\/em> zipping to $9.7 million from domestic previews, including Monday’s “Fan First” Imax screenings and traditional Thursday previews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The studio has not officially detailed what portion of that gross came from Thursday alone, though it is safely assumed to be the lion’s share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among comparable films, here’s how that early result stands up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n