The sequel cost $38.5M before P&A.
Still, thank you, Warner Bros.
This weekend is on track for $88M, +104% over a year ago.
L to R: Sophie (Katelyn Rose Downey) and Kate (Anna Popplewell) in ‘The Nun 2’ were never scared that ‘The Conjuring’ spinoff wouldn’t hit opening weekend projections.New Line
Nun 2saw most of its action after 5PM whereby 74% of the audience showed up.
The Nun 2gets a C+, which is a tad better than the C the original movie received.
Its also an average trade for a horror film.
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PLF and Imax auditorium bookings are driving close to 40% of the weekends gross to date.
Top ten locations forNun 2are 1.
AMC Burbank, 2.
AMC Orange Los Angeles, 3.
AMCOntario Mills Los Angeles, 4.
AMC Puente Hills Los Angeles, 5.
Harkins Estrella Falls Phoenix, 6.
Cinemark Tinseltown El Paso, 7.
Cinemark Rialto Los Angeles, 8.
Harkins Cerritos Los Angeles, 9.
AMC Mesquite Dallas, and 10.
AMC Grove Los Angeles.
The top 10 DMA markets are: 1.
Los Angeles, 2.
New York, 3.
Pic gets a B on CinemaScore which is a downgrade from the previous pics A-.
PostTrak audiences were harder on the threequel at 73% positive and a 55% recommend.
Women came out at 72% with the largest demo being the over 55 bunch at 24%.
Trailer is below:
Studio reported figures as of Sunday
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PreviousEqualizermovies finished in the $190M-$192M worldwide range.
The firstNunback in 2018 made $5.4M previews before booming to a $22M first Friday.
Sour reviews never cursed theNuns business at the box office.
Critics loathe the threequel as much as the sequel at 27% Rotten on Rotten Tomatoes.
Nia Vardalos, who has written the franchise, finally takes over here as director.
Pic is expected to open to the mid-to-high single digits.
