A Quiet Place Part IIhas spent a third weekend at the top of the domestic box office, withJohn M. Chu’sIn the Heightstapering off between Friday and Sunday. The adaptation ofLin-Manuel Miranda’s musical was predicted to hit $15 million over the three-day frame after posting a $5 million opening day, but interest drastically petered out and it wound up with $11.4 million.
John Krasinski’s horror sequel edged outIn the Heightswith $11.65 million, so it was a close-run race at the end of the day. It’s yet another major victory forA Quiet Place Part II, which smashed pandemic-era records when it first opened, and just days ago became the first release of the pandemic era to cross the $100 million barrier domestically, beatingGodzilla vs. Kong,which has been sitting on $99 million for the last two weeks
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Warner Bros. doesn’t release viewership numbers for their HBO Max titles, but even with that help,In the Heights' opening weekend is still in the lower end of the studio’s hybrid releases so far. Out of the ten releases, six opened at number one, withWonder Woman 1984, Tom & Jerry,Godzilla vs. Kong,Mortal KombatandThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do Itall opened stronger thanIn the Heights.
Then again, the most impressive opening weekends of the entire pandemic era dating back to last March have come from things like sequels, franchises, well-known properties andLiam Neeson, so as a musical without much of a built-in fanbase among casual audiences,In the Heightsshould not be compared to established blockbuster franchises. In addition to the hybrid HBO Max release, there’s the fact that the streaming version of the film also offers Spanish subtitles, and with the film’s core audience being Latinx, it is possible many families decided to stay home and stream the film.
The only other debutant wasPeter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, which took third with $10.4 million, with the top five rounded out byThe Conjuring 3andCruella. It’s baby steps for the box office, then, but with titles likeFast & Furious 9, Black Widow, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Hotel Transylvania: TransformaniaandJungle Cruisedue before the end of next month, the business should be about to pick up.
