{"id":36773,"date":"2025-01-19T14:01:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T19:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/?p=36773"},"modified":"2025-01-26T12:36:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T17:36:39","slug":"weekend-box-office-wolf-man-gets-clawed-by-one-of-them-days-mufasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/weekend-box-office-wolf-man-gets-clawed-by-one-of-them-days-mufasa\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Box Office: WOLF MAN Gets Clawed by ONE OF THEM DAYS &amp; MUFASA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-one-of-them-days-sony-pictures-new-11-6m-domestic-3-day-opening-14m-4-day\">1. One of Them Days<br>Sony Pictures | NEW<br>$11.6M Domestic 3-Day Opening<br>$14M 4-Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a shock upset, expected weekend winner <em>Wolf Man <\/em>has been swatted to the side for Sony Pictures&#8217; female-oriented comedy <em>One of Them Days<\/em>. A <em>Girls Trip<\/em>-style sleeper hit that our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficepro.com\/weekend-preview-wolf-man-sinks-its-claws-into-the-box-office\/\">forecast panel<\/a> did not see coming as it was originally tracking at $8-$10M, but came in at #1 for the 3-Day derby with an estimated $11.6M, just a hair shy away from <em>Mufasa<\/em>&#8216;s $11.53M. Per Screen Average was $4,336 on 2,675 screens, 679 screens less than <em>Wolf Man<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The comedy starring Keke Palmer and SZA has been getting lots of comparisons to <em>Girls Trip<\/em>, which opened in a prime summer 2017 slot to $31.2M before totaling $115.1M domestic. It&#8217;s no surprise that female audiences are giving <em>One of Them Days <\/em>a PostTrak rating of 93% on PostTrak, while women under 25 give it 97%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the 4-Day looked&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Friday &#8211; $4.4M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday &#8211; $4M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday &#8211; $3.2M <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monday &#8211; $2.4M<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Audience reactions have been so positive that some are speculating Sony is leaving money on the table if they don&#8217;t step up their marketing game on this film. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/one_of_them_days\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> was 97% critical to 92% audience (better than Girls Trip&#8217;s 91%\/78%), with an &#8220;A-&#8221; CinemaScore and overall PostTrak ratings of 84% positive and 63% definite recommend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-mufasa-the-lion-king-walt-disney-pictures-week-5-11-5m-domestic-3-day-opening-15-5m-4-day-205-8m-domestic-total-588m-global-total\">2. Mufasa: The Lion King<br>Walt Disney Pictures | Week 5<br>$11.5M Domestic 3-Day Opening<br>$15.5M 4-Day<br>$205.8M Domestic Total | $588M Global Total<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Disney&#8217;s <em>Mufasa: The Lion King<\/em> has triumphed once again. Because totals for the 3-Day are so tight between Mufasa and One of Them Days ($11.6M to $11.53M) we may have to wait for Monday actuals to officially call it for either movie, but the 4-Day long MLK weekend belongs to the lion pack. With $15.5M the Barry Jenkins film has once again over-performed mightily, dropping only -19% from last frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the 3-Day looked&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Friday &#8211; $2.5M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday &#8211; $5M<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday &#8211; $4M<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This puts the film over the $200M domestic benchmark at $205.8M, and with $588M globally it passes <em>Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire<\/em> ($572M)to become the #7 global release of 2024. Overseas it remains the top non-local film in major territories like France, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, and Latin America. The top earning territories are France ($35.9M), the UK ($32.6M), and Mexico ($26.8M).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-wolf-man-universal-pictures-new-10-55m-domestic-3-day-opening-12m-4-day-15-38m-global-total\">3. Wolf Man<br>Universal Pictures | NEW<br>$10.55M Domestic 3-Day Opening<br>$12M 4-Day<br>$15.38M Global Total<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Universal and Blumhouse&#8217;s attempt to replicate the success of their 2020 monster hit <em>The Invisible Man <\/em>didn&#8217;t so much roar but whimper as writer\/director Leigh Whannell&#8217;s Wolf Man majorly disappointed with only $10.55M for the 3-day and $12M for the 4-Day to take the #3 spot. Around 41% of ticket sales were through IMAX and Premium Large Formats, though IMAX only reported $1.55M domestic on this title, and $2M overall globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To compare, Mike Nichols&#8217; 1994 revisionist werewolf drama <em>Wolf<\/em> starring Jack Nicholson opened to $17.9M&#8230; and that&#8217;s three decades ago unadjusted. It&#8217;s also not even close to Universal&#8217;s 2010 misfire <em>The Wolfman<\/em> which opened to $31.4M. The new <em>Wolf Man<\/em> cost a fraction of the Benicio del Toro version, yet feels just as DOA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the estimated 4-Day holiday weekend is looking right now for the monster movie&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Friday &#8211; $4.42 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturday &#8211; $3.72 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunday &#8211; $2.41 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monday &#8211; $1.45 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So what happened? Well, the movie itself happened. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/wolf_man_2025\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> critical (53%) and audience scores (59%) are in virtual alignment that Whannell&#8217;s new film did not deliver the goods. CinemaScore was a &#8220;C-&#8221; which is low even for a horror film. To compare, <em>The Invisible Man<\/em> earned a &#8220;B+&#8221; and RT of 91% critical\/88% audience. PostTrak was a scary low 54% positive and 34% definite recommend, with a majority male audience at 60% despite lead Julia Garner front-and-center. Biggest age group was 25-34 (38%) followed by 18-24 (24%), with the horror genre itself being the biggest draw, as was the case with <em>Nosferatu<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s how demographics looked&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>47% Caucasian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>29% Latino and Hispanic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12% Black<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8% Asian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4% Native American\/other<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Internationally <em>Wolf Man<\/em> had even less bite, tallying $4.83M in 53 markets including UK &amp; Ireland ($831K), France ($508K), Spain ($366K), and Italy ($270K) for a $15.38M global estimate. It&#8217;s hard to overstate what a disappointment this is, debuting lower than January 2024&#8217;s Blumhouse title <em>Night Swim<\/em> ($11.7M). With the same team behind <em>Invisible Man<\/em> and the 81-year-old branding of Universal&#8217;s Wolf Man IP this should have been a gimme. Unfortunately the film had no hook beyond a boilerplate family survival story, and poor word-of-mouth killed momentum. It&#8217;s possible the studio took too long to capitalize on <em>Invisible Man<\/em>&#8216;s success, but it&#8217;s hard to argue for a void of interest in classic monster revivals given the success of Nosferatu ($89.4M domestic\/$155.6M global).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-other-notable-performances\">Other Notable Performances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In more good news for the House of Mouse, Disney&#8217;s <em>Moana 2 <\/em>officially crossed the $1B mark globally with $1.009B. Domestically it is at $442.79M total, making it the #2 all-time stateside earner for Walt Disney Animation behind <em>Frozen II <\/em>($477.3M). Not bad for a movie that was almost a streaming show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sunday-s-studio-weekend-estimates-weekend-3-2025-total-3-day-domestic-estimates-77-282-326m-15-6-vs-2024\">Sunday\u2019s Studio Weekend Estimates<br>Weekend 3 \u2013 2025<br>Total 3-Day Domestic Estimates:<br>$77,282,326M | (+15.6% vs 2024)<\/h2>\n\n\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-baot=\"1\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"197\" \/>\n<col width=\"126\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"120\" \/>\n<col width=\"126\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"100\" \/>\n<col width=\"157\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Title<\/td>\n<td>Weekend Estimate<\/td>\n<td>% Change<\/td>\n<td>Locations<\/td>\n<td>Location Change<\/td>\n<td>PSA<\/td>\n<td>Domestic Total<\/td>\n<td>Week<\/td>\n<td>Distributor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>One of Them Days<\/td>\n<td>$11,600,000<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>2,675<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>$4,336<\/td>\n<td>$11,600,000<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Sony Pictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mufasa: The Lion King<\/td>\n<td>$11,530,000<\/td>\n<td>-19%<\/td>\n<td>3,555<\/td>\n<td>-65<\/td>\n<td>$3,243<\/td>\n<td>$205,828,338<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Walt Disney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wolf Man<\/td>\n<td>$10,550,000<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>3,354<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>$3,145<\/td>\n<td>$10,550,000<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Universal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sonic the Hedgehog 3<\/td>\n<td>$8,600,000<\/td>\n<td>-24%<\/td>\n<td>3,306<\/td>\n<td>-276<\/td>\n<td>$2,601<\/td>\n<td>$216,498,000<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Paramount Pi\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Den of Thieves 2: Pantera<\/td>\n<td>$6,600,000<\/td>\n<td>-56%<\/td>\n<td>3,008<\/td>\n<td>n\/c<\/td>\n<td>$2,194<\/td>\n<td>$26,175,028<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Lionsgate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Moana 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One of Them DaysSony Pictures | NEW$11.6M Domestic 3-Day Opening$14M 4-Day In a shock upset, expected weekend winner Wolf Man has been swatted to the side for Sony Pictures&#8217; female-oriented comedy One of Them Days. 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