Primate (2026)

Primate
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $25,635,665Details
International Box Office $15,600,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $41,235,665
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Synopsis

A group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival when Ben, an adopted chimpanzee, suddenly becomes violent.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,155,908 (43.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.30 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:62.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$24,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,964 opening theaters/2,964 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $25,635,665

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 9th, 2026 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: January 6th, 2026 (Wide) (Poland)
January 8th, 2026 (Limited), released as Primate (ПРИМАТ) (Russia (CIS))
January 8th, 2026 (Wide) (Mexico)
January 8th, 2026 (Wide), released as Ősi ösztön (Hungary)
January 8th, 2026 (Wide) (Chile)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 10th, 2026 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: R for strong bloody violent content, gore, language, and some drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2917 (cert #55384), 12/24/2025)
Running Time: 89 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead, One Location
Geographical setting: Hawaii
Plot point: Animals Gone Bad, Non-Chronological
Subgenre: Nature Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Digital Domain, 18Hz
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 9, 2026 2 $11,155,908   2,964 $3,764   $11,155,908 1
Jan 16, 2026 6 $5,028,501 -55% 2,964 $1,697   $19,624,213 2
Jan 23, 2026 - $1,554,423 -69% 2,145 $725   $23,417,300 3
Jan 30, 2026 14 $814,578 -48% 1,225 $665   $25,075,536 4
Feb 6, 2026 - $192,359 -76% 372 $517   $25,556,289 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 8, 2026 P $1,400,000     0     $1,400,000  
Jan 9, 2026 2 $4,567,365     2,964 $1,541   $4,567,365 1
Jan 10, 2026 4 $4,126,955 -10%   2,964 $1,392   $8,694,320 2
Jan 11, 2026 4 $2,461,588 -40%   2,964 $830   $11,155,908 3
Jan 12, 2026 4 $774,801 -69%   2,964 $261   $11,930,709 4
Jan 13, 2026 4 $1,243,606 +61%   2,964 $420   $13,174,315 5
Jan 14, 2026 4 $761,494 -39%   2,964 $257   $13,935,809 6
Jan 15, 2026 4 $659,903 -13%   2,964 $223   $14,595,712 7
Jan 16, 2026 7 $1,402,909 +113% -69% 2,964 $473   $15,998,621 8
Jan 17, 2026 7 $2,030,192 +45% -51% 2,964 $685   $18,028,813 9
Jan 18, 2026 7 $1,595,400 -21% -35% 2,964 $538   $19,624,213 10
Jan 19, 2026 7 $984,546 -38% +27% 2,964 $332   $20,608,759 11
Jan 20, 2026 6 $558,859 -43% -55% 2,964 $189   $21,167,618 12
Jan 21, 2026 6 $369,762 -34% -51% 2,964 $125   $21,537,380 13
Jan 22, 2026 6 $325,497 -12% -51% 2,964 $110   $21,862,877 14
Jan 23, 2026 11 $555,789 +71% -60% 2,145 $259   $22,418,666 15
Jan 24, 2026 10 $686,766 +24% -66% 2,145 $320   $23,105,432 16
Jan 25, 2026 10 $311,868 -55% -80% 2,145 $145   $23,417,300 17
Jan 26, 2026 9 $192,154 -38% -80% 2,145 $90   $23,609,454 18
Jan 27, 2026 9 $281,225 +46% -50% 2,145 $131   $23,890,679 19
Jan 28, 2026 8 $217,940 -23% -41% 2,145 $102   $24,108,619 20
Jan 29, 2026 8 $152,339 -30% -53% 2,145 $71   $24,260,958 21
Jan 30, 2026 13 $223,823 +47% -60% 1,225 $183   $24,484,781 22
Jan 31, 2026 14 $355,569 +59% -48% 1,225 $290   $24,840,350 23
Feb 1, 2026 13 $235,186 -34% -25% 1,225 $192   $25,075,536 24
Feb 2, 2026 - $70,462 -70% -63% 1,225 $58   $25,145,998 25
Feb 3, 2026 - $95,764 +36% -66% 1,225 $78   $25,241,762 26
Feb 4, 2026 - $73,334 -23% -66% 1,225 $60   $25,315,096 27
Feb 5, 2026 - $48,834 -33% -68% 1,225 $40   $25,363,930 28
Feb 6, 2026 - $53,925 +10% -76% 372 $145   $25,417,855 29
Feb 7, 2026 - $101,022 +87% -72% 372 $272   $25,518,877 30
Feb 8, 2026 - $37,412 -63% -84% 372 $101   $25,556,289 31
Feb 9, 2026 - $21,414 -43% -70% 372 $58   $25,577,703 32
Feb 10, 2026 - $25,115 +17% -74% 372 $68   $25,602,818 33
Feb 11, 2026 - $19,584 -22% -73% 372 $53   $25,622,402 34
Feb 12, 2026 - $13,263 -32% -73% 372 $36   $25,635,665 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 9, 2026 3 $14,595,712   2,964 $4,924   $14,595,712 1
Jan 16, 2026 6 $7,267,165 -50% 2,964 $2,452   $21,862,877 2
Jan 23, 2026 9 $2,398,081 -67% 2,145 $1,118   $24,260,958 3
Jan 30, 2026 13 $1,102,972 -54% 1,225 $900   $25,363,930 4
Feb 6, 2026 26 $271,735 -75% 372 $730   $25,635,665 5

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 1/8/2026 $106,000 160 160 160 $106,000 4/6/2026
Australia 1/22/2026 $209,673 239 239 0 $550,201 5/18/2026
Belgium 1/21/2026 $83,000 47 47 47 $83,000 4/6/2026
Brazil 1/29/2026 $237,000 521 521 928 $461,000 4/4/2026
Central America 1/8/2026 $80,000 22 22 22 $80,000 4/6/2026
Chile 1/8/2026 $70,000 75 75 75 $70,000 4/6/2026
Colombia 1/9/2026 $110,000 195 195 195 $110,000 4/6/2026
Croatia 1/15/2026 $22,850 32 32 81 $38,593 4/4/2026
Finland 1/9/2026 $26,122 53 53 89 $52,775 4/21/2026
France 1/21/2026 $1,200,000 306 313 820 $2,800,000 4/4/2026
Germany 1/29/2026 $383,000 274 274 762 $700,000 4/4/2026
Hungary 1/8/2026 $52,000 45 45 45 $52,000 4/6/2026
Indonesia 1/21/2026 $82,000 195 195 195 $82,000 4/6/2026
Israel 1/8/2026 $104,000 30 30 30 $104,000 4/6/2026
Italy 1/29/2026 $278,607 0 0 0 $429,488 4/4/2026
Japan 2/20/2026 $153,000 181 181 181 $153,000 4/6/2026
Malaysia 1/22/2026 $136,000 103 103 103 $136,000 4/6/2026
Mexico 1/8/2026 $925,000 865 865 2,006 $1,900,000 4/4/2026
Middle East Region 1/22/2026 $327,000 0 0 0 $327,000 4/6/2026
Netherlands 1/22/2026 $136,325 69 69 137 $309,260 4/4/2026
New Zealand 1/22/2026 $20,101 56 56 0 $47,003 4/4/2026
Peru 1/8/2026 $220,000 48 48 48 $220,000 4/6/2026
Philippines 1/21/2026 $87,000 189 189 189 $87,000 4/6/2026
Portugal 1/8/2026 $0 0 41 0 $85,857 4/4/2026
Romania 1/9/2026 $34,870 87 87 0 $64,307 4/4/2026
Russia (CIS) 1/8/2026 $129,763 154 154 293 $248,793 4/6/2026
Slovakia 2/5/2026 $9,288 51 51 51 $9,288 4/4/2026
South Korea 1/28/2026 $101,600 453 453 0 $235,498 4/6/2026
Spain 2/6/2026 $368,098 271 271 660 $714,100 4/4/2026
Turkey 1/23/2026 $39,772 80 80 131 $88,457 4/4/2026
United Arab Emirates 1/22/2026 $100,000 54 54 54 $100,000 4/6/2026
United Kingdom 1/30/2026 $905,074 505 505 1,144 $1,738,385 4/4/2026
  
Rest of World $3,416,995
  
International Total $15,600,000 5/18/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Johnny Sequoyah    Lucy
Jessica Alexander    Hannah

Supporting

Troy Kotsur    Adam
Victoria Wyant    Kate
Gia Hunter    Erin
Benjamin Cheng    Nick
Charlie Mann    Drew
Tienne Simon    Brad
Miguel Torres Umba    Ben
Kae Alexander    Yoko
Amina Abdi    Susan
Albert Magashi    Matt

Production and Technical Credits

Johannes Roberts    Director
Johannes Roberts    Screenwriter
Ernest Riera    Screenwriter
Walter Hamada    Producer
John Hodges    Producer
Bradley Pilz    Producer
Johannes Roberts    Executive Producer
Pete Chiappetta    Executive Producer
Vicki Dee Rock    Executive Producer
Nathan Samdahl    Executive Producer
Andrew Lary    Executive Producer
Anthony Tittanegro    Executive Producer
Adrian Johnston    Composer
Peter Gvozdas    Editor
Stephen Murphy    Director of Photography

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.


Synopsis

A group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival when Ben, an adopted chimpanzee, suddenly becomes violent.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$11,155,908 (43.5% of total gross)
Legs:2.30 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:62.2% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$24,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,964 opening theaters/2,964 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $25,635,665

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 9th, 2026 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
International Releases: January 6th, 2026 (Wide) (Poland)
January 8th, 2026 (Limited), released as Primate (ПРИМАТ) (Russia (CIS))
January 8th, 2026 (Wide) (Mexico)
January 8th, 2026 (Wide), released as Ősi ösztön (Hungary)
January 8th, 2026 (Wide) (Chile)
... Show all releases
Video Release: February 10th, 2026 by Paramount Home Video
MPA Rating: R for strong bloody violent content, gore, language, and some drug use.
(Rating bulletin 2917 (cert #55384), 12/24/2025)
Running Time: 89 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead, One Location
Geographical setting: Hawaii
Plot point: Animals Gone Bad, Non-Chronological
Subgenre: Nature Horror
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures, Digital Domain, 18Hz
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 9, 2026 2 $11,155,908   2,964 $3,764   $11,155,908 1
Jan 16, 2026 6 $5,028,501 -55% 2,964 $1,697   $19,624,213 2
Jan 23, 2026 - $1,554,423 -69% 2,145 $725   $23,417,300 3
Jan 30, 2026 14 $814,578 -48% 1,225 $665   $25,075,536 4
Feb 6, 2026 - $192,359 -76% 372 $517   $25,556,289 5

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 8, 2026 P $1,400,000     0     $1,400,000  
Jan 9, 2026 2 $4,567,365     2,964 $1,541   $4,567,365 1
Jan 10, 2026 4 $4,126,955 -10%   2,964 $1,392   $8,694,320 2
Jan 11, 2026 4 $2,461,588 -40%   2,964 $830   $11,155,908 3
Jan 12, 2026 4 $774,801 -69%   2,964 $261   $11,930,709 4
Jan 13, 2026 4 $1,243,606 +61%   2,964 $420   $13,174,315 5
Jan 14, 2026 4 $761,494 -39%   2,964 $257   $13,935,809 6
Jan 15, 2026 4 $659,903 -13%   2,964 $223   $14,595,712 7
Jan 16, 2026 7 $1,402,909 +113% -69% 2,964 $473   $15,998,621 8
Jan 17, 2026 7 $2,030,192 +45% -51% 2,964 $685   $18,028,813 9
Jan 18, 2026 7 $1,595,400 -21% -35% 2,964 $538   $19,624,213 10
Jan 19, 2026 7 $984,546 -38% +27% 2,964 $332   $20,608,759 11
Jan 20, 2026 6 $558,859 -43% -55% 2,964 $189   $21,167,618 12
Jan 21, 2026 6 $369,762 -34% -51% 2,964 $125   $21,537,380 13
Jan 22, 2026 6 $325,497 -12% -51% 2,964 $110   $21,862,877 14
Jan 23, 2026 11 $555,789 +71% -60% 2,145 $259   $22,418,666 15
Jan 24, 2026 10 $686,766 +24% -66% 2,145 $320   $23,105,432 16
Jan 25, 2026 10 $311,868 -55% -80% 2,145 $145   $23,417,300 17
Jan 26, 2026 9 $192,154 -38% -80% 2,145 $90   $23,609,454 18
Jan 27, 2026 9 $281,225 +46% -50% 2,145 $131   $23,890,679 19
Jan 28, 2026 8 $217,940 -23% -41% 2,145 $102   $24,108,619 20
Jan 29, 2026 8 $152,339 -30% -53% 2,145 $71   $24,260,958 21
Jan 30, 2026 13 $223,823 +47% -60% 1,225 $183   $24,484,781 22
Jan 31, 2026 14 $355,569 +59% -48% 1,225 $290   $24,840,350 23
Feb 1, 2026 13 $235,186 -34% -25% 1,225 $192   $25,075,536 24
Feb 2, 2026 - $70,462 -70% -63% 1,225 $58   $25,145,998 25
Feb 3, 2026 - $95,764 +36% -66% 1,225 $78   $25,241,762 26
Feb 4, 2026 - $73,334 -23% -66% 1,225 $60   $25,315,096 27
Feb 5, 2026 - $48,834 -33% -68% 1,225 $40   $25,363,930 28
Feb 6, 2026 - $53,925 +10% -76% 372 $145   $25,417,855 29
Feb 7, 2026 - $101,022 +87% -72% 372 $272   $25,518,877 30
Feb 8, 2026 - $37,412 -63% -84% 372 $101   $25,556,289 31
Feb 9, 2026 - $21,414 -43% -70% 372 $58   $25,577,703 32
Feb 10, 2026 - $25,115 +17% -74% 372 $68   $25,602,818 33
Feb 11, 2026 - $19,584 -22% -73% 372 $53   $25,622,402 34
Feb 12, 2026 - $13,263 -32% -73% 372 $36   $25,635,665 35

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 9, 2026 3 $14,595,712   2,964 $4,924   $14,595,712 1
Jan 16, 2026 6 $7,267,165 -50% 2,964 $2,452   $21,862,877 2
Jan 23, 2026 9 $2,398,081 -67% 2,145 $1,118   $24,260,958 3
Jan 30, 2026 13 $1,102,972 -54% 1,225 $900   $25,363,930 4
Feb 6, 2026 26 $271,735 -75% 372 $730   $25,635,665 5

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 1/8/2026 $106,000 160 160 160 $106,000 4/6/2026
Australia 1/22/2026 $209,673 239 239 0 $550,201 5/18/2026
Belgium 1/21/2026 $83,000 47 47 47 $83,000 4/6/2026
Brazil 1/29/2026 $237,000 521 521 928 $461,000 4/4/2026
Central America 1/8/2026 $80,000 22 22 22 $80,000 4/6/2026
Chile 1/8/2026 $70,000 75 75 75 $70,000 4/6/2026
Colombia 1/9/2026 $110,000 195 195 195 $110,000 4/6/2026
Croatia 1/15/2026 $22,850 32 32 81 $38,593 4/4/2026
Finland 1/9/2026 $26,122 53 53 89 $52,775 4/21/2026
France 1/21/2026 $1,200,000 306 313 820 $2,800,000 4/4/2026
Germany 1/29/2026 $383,000 274 274 762 $700,000 4/4/2026
Hungary 1/8/2026 $52,000 45 45 45 $52,000 4/6/2026
Indonesia 1/21/2026 $82,000 195 195 195 $82,000 4/6/2026
Israel 1/8/2026 $104,000 30 30 30 $104,000 4/6/2026
Italy 1/29/2026 $278,607 0 0 0 $429,488 4/4/2026
Japan 2/20/2026 $153,000 181 181 181 $153,000 4/6/2026
Malaysia 1/22/2026 $136,000 103 103 103 $136,000 4/6/2026
Mexico 1/8/2026 $925,000 865 865 2,006 $1,900,000 4/4/2026
Middle East Region 1/22/2026 $327,000 0 0 0 $327,000 4/6/2026
Netherlands 1/22/2026 $136,325 69 69 137 $309,260 4/4/2026
New Zealand 1/22/2026 $20,101 56 56 0 $47,003 4/4/2026
Peru 1/8/2026 $220,000 48 48 48 $220,000 4/6/2026
Philippines 1/21/2026 $87,000 189 189 189 $87,000 4/6/2026
Portugal 1/8/2026 $0 0 41 0 $85,857 4/4/2026
Romania 1/9/2026 $34,870 87 87 0 $64,307 4/4/2026
Russia (CIS) 1/8/2026 $129,763 154 154 293 $248,793 4/6/2026
Slovakia 2/5/2026 $9,288 51 51 51 $9,288 4/4/2026
South Korea 1/28/2026 $101,600 453 453 0 $235,498 4/6/2026
Spain 2/6/2026 $368,098 271 271 660 $714,100 4/4/2026
Turkey 1/23/2026 $39,772 80 80 131 $88,457 4/4/2026
United Arab Emirates 1/22/2026 $100,000 54 54 54 $100,000 4/6/2026
United Kingdom 1/30/2026 $905,074 505 505 1,144 $1,738,385 4/4/2026
  
Rest of World $3,416,995
  
International Total $15,600,000 5/18/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Johnny Sequoyah    Lucy
Jessica Alexander    Hannah

Supporting

Troy Kotsur    Adam
Victoria Wyant    Kate
Gia Hunter    Erin
Benjamin Cheng    Nick
Charlie Mann    Drew
Tienne Simon    Brad
Miguel Torres Umba    Ben
Kae Alexander    Yoko
Amina Abdi    Susan
Albert Magashi    Matt

Production and Technical Credits

Johannes Roberts    Director
Johannes Roberts    Screenwriter
Ernest Riera    Screenwriter
Walter Hamada    Producer
John Hodges    Producer
Bradley Pilz    Producer
Johannes Roberts    Executive Producer
Pete Chiappetta    Executive Producer
Vicki Dee Rock    Executive Producer
Nathan Samdahl    Executive Producer
Andrew Lary    Executive Producer
Anthony Tittanegro    Executive Producer
Adrian Johnston    Composer
Peter Gvozdas    Editor
Stephen Murphy    Director of Photography

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.