Thursday Night Previews: Quiet Makes Some Noise on Thursday Night earning $4.3 million

April 6, 2018

A Quiet Place

A Quiet Place stunned analysts with $4.3 million during Thursday night previews. This is almost 50% more than many were expecting. Add in its 96% positive reviews and the film has a real shot at opening with over $30 million. By comparison, earlier this year, Insidious: The Last Key earned nearly $2 million during its previews on its way to a nearly $30 million opening. On the other hand, it is a horror film and those tend to be front-loaded, it is wise to be a little conservative. I suspect we will have to raise our expectations when Friday’s numbers arrive tomorrow.

Blockers was well back, but still earned a solid $1.5 million. The most recent R-rated comedy to get a wide release was Game Night, which earned $1 million in previews on its way to a $17 million debut. If Blockers has the same legs, then it will make over $25 million this weekend. The two films did earn nearly identical reviews, so this is possible. We will know more by this time tomorrow.

Chappaquiddick only managed $175,000 in 1,146 theaters last night. Its Tomatometer Score has climbed to 82% positive, which is great for a wide release, but a start like this is simply terrible.

There were no previews for The Miracle Season.

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