In today's Box Office Breakdown, we analyze nine new releases:
Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along Event
Focus Features’ Honey Don’t
Bleecker Street’s Relay
A24’s Ne Zha 2
Vertical’s Eden
Republic Pictures’ Trust
Neon’s Splitsville
Mubi’s Lurker
Circle Collective’s Pools
Plus, a full breakdown of Netflix’s first time topping the box office.
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Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters took #1 at the Box Office with $18M domestic. It has not been released internationally.
For those unfamiliar with the animated film, here is the synopsis:
A world-renowned K-Pop girl group balance their lives in the spotlight with their secret identities as demon hunters.
This is Netflix’s highest-grossing film theatrically of all time, ahead of Glass Onion’s $15M domestically.
Usually, Netflix’s strategy is to put the film into theaters for a limited release to qualify for Oscars without reporting the numbers (e.g., Emilia Pérez, Roma, Marriage Story).
Demon Hunters is a theatrical 2-day sing-along event. And Netflix popped it into theaters, particularly because it ranks as Netflix’s #2 most-watched film of all time globally:
#1: Red Notice
230.9M views
Release date: Nov 12, 2021
#2: KPop Demon Hunters
210.5M views
Release date: June 20, 2025
#3: Carry-On
172.1M views.
Release date: Dec 13, 2024
This is on track to become Netflix’s top-watched movie of all time in just two months.
The entire venture is a rare event for two reasons. One: Netflix allowed the streaming popularity to translate into a theatrical box office release. They may have looked at some comps with recent popular concert film excerpts like Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour ($93.2M opening weekend).
Netflix also bought the film from Sony (who forfeited their option to release it theatrically).
The film had the highest per-screen average of any film in the top 10 with $10.6K/screen across 1700 theaters.
It ranks at 97% on RT.
Here is the trailer.
Here’s the breakdown of the rest of the top 10:
$15.6M - Weapons (Warner Bros.)
$115.9M domestic total
$199.4M worldwide
$38M
RT: 94%
Week 3
This has been a sensational result for an original horror film.
Although the 36% week 3 drop was higher than another recent horror success. Sinners’ week 3 drop was only 28%.
Weapons director Zach Cregger started as a comedian (The Whitest Kids U’Know) and has transformed himself into a master of the horror genre.
Although this has 4x’d, Cregger’s previous film, his first feature, fared better in week 3:
Barbarian (2022)
$4.5M budget
$10.5M opening
26% week 3 drop (vs. Weapons 36% week 3 drop)
$40.8M domestic total
$45.4M worldwide
Cregger is a master comedian-turned-horror-filmmaker. Putting him in a rare category with Jordan Peele.
The film has fully recouped.
$9.2M - Freakier Friday (Disney)
$70.5M domestic total
$113.3M worldwide
$42M budget
RT: 73%
Week 3
Although it opened higher (sans inflation), this took a steeper drop in its second and third week than the first film:
Freaky Friday (2003)
$22.2M opening (vs. Freakier Friday’s $28.6M opening)
$13.4M week 2 - 39% drop (vs. Freakier Friday’s 49% drop)
$9.3M week 3 -31% drop (vs. Freakier Friday’s 36% drop)
$110.2M domestic total
$160.8M worldwide
$20M budget
It is now fully recouped, as it has benefitted from its iconic Disney brand recognition.
$5.9M - The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel)
$257.3M domestic total
$478.7M worldwide
$200M+ production budget
RT: 73%
Week 5
The Fantastic Four: First Steps has eclipsed the previous iterations by nearly 1.5x:
Fantastic Four (2005)
$56.1M opening
$154.7M domestic total
$333.5M worldwide
Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
$58.1M opening
$170M domestic total
$301.9M worldwide
Fantastic Four (2015)
$25.7M opening
$111.8M domestic total
$167.9M worldwide
The Fantastic Four: First Steps took a mild week 5 drop of 35% and is on track to recoup fully by next weekend.
$5.1M - The Bad Guys 2 (Universal)
$66.2M domestic total
$149.1M worldwide total
$80M budget
RT: 85%
Week 4
Despite opening lower than the first film, it is nearly identical domestically after 4 weeks.
The Bad Guys (2022)
$23.95M opening weekend (vs. Bad Guy 1’s $22M)
$66.4M week 4 domestic total (vs. Bad Guy 1’s $66.2M)
$97.5M domestic total
$250.4M worldwide
These films perform well overseas, with China making up nearly a third of the international box office for the last film.
$3.7M - Nobody 2 (Universal)
$16.5M domestic total
$28.1M worldwide
$16M production budget
RT: 78%
Week 2
This opened higher than the previous film in the series, but had a bigger week 2 drop.
Nobody (2021)
$6.8M opening vs. (Nobody’s 9.3M)
56% week 2 drop vs. (Nobody’s 60% week 2 drop)
$27.6M domestic total
$57.5M worldwide
These films have a relatively small budget for a studio action film. It should have no problem recouping.
The first film also did a remarkable $9.6M in domestic DVD and Blu-ray sales.
$3.4M - Superman (Warner Bros.)
$347M domestic total
$604.5M worldwide total
$325M budget
RT: 83%
Week 7
It has exceeded the domestic gross of the past two solo Superman films, but looks like it will not catch up theatrically to 2013’s Man of Steel:
Superman (2025)
$125M domestic opening
$347M domestic total
$604.5M worldwide total
Man of Steel (2013)
$116.6M domestic opening
$291M domestic total
$670.1M worldwide
Superman Returns (2006)
$52.5M domestic opening
$200.1M domestic total
$391.1M worldwide
This is a huge win for James Gunn, the current head of DC Studios. Already, topping all the total grosses DC’s last releases:
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
$134.1M worldwide
Blue Beetle (2023)
$130.8M worldwide
The Flash (2023)
$271.4M worldwide
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
$440.2M worldwide
Black Adam (2022)
$393.5M worldwide
The international numbers are the one thing slowing Superman down from recouping, including marketing costs; it is said to need to earn $700M to recoup.
$3M - Honey Don’t (Focus Features)
$20M budget
RT: 45%
Week 1
This is the second film in the Ethan Coen-co-directed lesbian crime B-film trilogy. Honey Don’t opened higher than the first film.
Drive-Away Dolls (2024)
$2.4M opening
$5M domestic total
$7.9M worldwide
These films have sensational casts with Honey Don’t starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans, and Charlie Day. But they’re not quite as quirky or as star-powered as when the Coen Brothers direct together, so the box office draw is lower.
This may not recoup until it hits VOD.
$2.95M - The Naked Gun (Paramount)
$47.6M domestic total
$86.7M worldwide total
$42M budget
RT: 90%
Week 4
The new Naked Gun has finally caught up with the original series (which only played domestically and has not been adjusted for inflation):
The Naked Gun (1988)
$9.3M opening ($25M w/ inflation)
$78.8M domestic total
The Naked Gun 2½ (1991)
$20.8M opening ($49.2M w/ inflation)
$86.9M domestic total
Naked Gun 33⅓ (1994)
$13.2M opening weekend ($28.7M w/ inflation)
$51.1M domestic total
The Naked Gun (2025)
$16.8M opening weekend
$47.6M domestic total
We’re going to hazard a guess that the good word of mouth based on Liam Neeson’s standout performance in a comedy will bring strong results in the following weeks and help this recoup.
$2.1M - Jurassic World Rebirth (Universal)
$335.6M domestic total
$844.1M worldwide total
$225M budget
RT: 52%
Week 8
Jurassic World Rebirth will earn less than every other film in the reboot after its week 7 domestic total was lower than the rest of the series:
Jurassic World (2015)
$208M three-day weekend
$631.6M week 8 domestic total
$643.4M domestic total
$1.67bn worldwide
$150M budget
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
$148M three-day weekend
$409.7M week 8 domestic total
$417.7M domestic total
$1.31bn worldwide
$170M budget
Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
$145M opening
$369.6M week 8 domestic total
$376.9M domestic total
$1bn worldwide
$583.9M budget (highest budgeted film of all time)
Jurassic World Rebirth (2025)
$335.6M week 8 domestic total
On the plus side, Jurassic World Rebirth has recouped its budget, as there’s still a dinosaur-sized appetite for these films.
Here are the lowest-grossing films of the week:
$17.9K - My Mother’s Wedding (Vertical Entertainment)
$873K domestic total
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sienna Miller
Dir: Kristin Scott Thomas
$89 /screen average
Week 3
$12K - Elio (Disney)
$72.9M domestic total
$150.5M worldwide
Week 10
$10.9K - Pools (Circle Collective)
$4K/screen average
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Week 1
Mubi’s Lurker earned $64.4K in its opening weekend on 4 screens. This gives it the second-highest per-screen average of the week with $16.1K/screen. The film premiered at Sundance.
Neon’s Splitsville earned $105.6K in its opening weekend on 5 screens. This gives it the highest per-screen average of the week with $21.1K/screen. The film stars Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona and premiered at Cannes in the Premiere section.
Republic Pictures (Paramount subsidiary) Trust earned $240.3K in its opening weekend. It opened on 432 screens with a low per-screen average of $556. The film stars Sophie Turner.
Vertical Entertainment’s Eden earned $1M in its opening weekend. It opened on 664 screens with a decent per-screen average of $1.5K. The film is directed by Ron Howard and stars Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, and Jude Law. It cost $35M after tax credit deductions. It premiered at TIFF 2024 to poor reviews (thus the muted rollout).
A24’s Ne Zha 2 earned $1.5M. This is A24’s first weekend with their English-dubbed version of the film starring Michelle Yeoh. They went big with 2228 screens, which got a low/screen average of $695. The film has earned over $2bn worldwide.
Bleecker Street’s Relay earned $1.9M in its opening weekend. It opened on 1483 screens with a decent per-screen average of $1.3K. The film is directed by David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water) and stars Riz Ahmed and Lily James. This is one of Bleecker’s top opening films of all time.