Thursday Night Previews: Transylvania Surprises with $2.6 million, Skyscraper is a Little Short at $1.95 million
July 13, 2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation opened with $2.6 million in previews on Thursday. It’s hard to compare this number, as many family films don’t bother with previews, so there’s not a lot of numbers we can use in comparison. Hotel Transylvania 2 didn’t have previews, so that’s not helpful. Incredibles 2 earned $18.5 million during its previews, but it’s a Pixar film and those films tend to have a lot of adult fans as well. While there are not a lot of numbers that we can use as comparisons, this is still better than expected and it means the film could top $45 million over the weekend. We will have a better understanding of the film’s box office chances tomorrow.
Skyscraper started its box office run with $1.95 million on Thursday. That’s lower than expected. Rampage earned $2.4 million during the same time frame, but that film opened in the spring, not the summer, so that changes expectations. San Andreas managed $3.1 million on its way to a $54.59 million opening weekend. If Skyscraper has the same legs, it will open with just over $34 million. The two films earned similar reviews, so that seems likely. Then again, Skyscraper wouldn’t have to overperform over the weekend by a lot to match our $37 million prediction.
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Comparisons
- Skyscraper Comparisons
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