In today’s Box Office Breakdown, we analyze six new releases:
Warner Bros.’ Mortal Kombat 2
Amazon MGM’s The Sheep Detectives
Paramount’s Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft—The Tour
1-2 Special's Silent Friend
Obscured Releasing’s Blue Film
Oscilloscope’s The Python Hunt
Plus, a full breakdown of the top ten at the box office this weekend.
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20th Century Studios’ The Devil Wears Prada 2 took #1 at the box office for the second weekend in a row with $43M domestic. This brings its domestic total to $144.8M. Internationally, it has made $288.4M total, bringing its worldwide total to $433.2M.
By next weekend (week 3), it will likely surpass the entire take of the first film, including inflation:
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
$27.5M opening ($44.8M w/ inflation) vs. 2’s $76.7M
$124.7M domestic total ($203M w/inflation)
$326.6M worldwide ($531.5M w/ inflation)
That would mean Prada 2 will become Anne Hathaway’s top-earning film of all time, in which she is the central star. Although it will not be her highest-earning film of all time, for a movie in which she is part of the ensemble or a co-star:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
$160.8M opening
$448.1M domestic total
$1.085bn worldwide
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
$116.1M opening
$334.2M domestic total
$1.025bn worldwide
Interstellar (2014)
$47.5M opening
$203.2M domestic total
$774.6M worldwide
The Devil Wears Prada 2 carries a production budget of $100M and has already recouped.
The per-screen average is a sensational $10.2K/screen across 4,200 theaters.
Here is the trailer.
Here’s the breakdown of the rest of the top 10:
$40M - Mortal Kombat 2 (Warner Bros.)
$63M worldwide
$80M budget
RT: 65%
Week 1
This is the highest opening Mortal Kombat film of all time, not including inflation:
Mortal Kombat (1995)
$23.3M opening ($51.2M w/ inflation)
$122.2M worldwide total
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
$16.8M opening ($34.9M w/ inflation)
$51.4M worldwide total
Mortal Kombat (2021)
$23.3M opening
$84.4M worldwide
The one caveat here is that the 2021 Mortal Kombat film got released in April 2021 during COVID, so it was released simultaneously on HBO, which lowered its true box office potential.
Mortal Kombat 2 should have no problem recouping its budget.
$36.5M - Michael (Lionsgate)
$240.5M domestic total
$577.4M worldwide
$200M budget
RT: 38% (critics), 97% (fans)
Week 3
Michael is the top-opening biopic of all time. In week 3, it dropped a tiny 33%, much better than the previous top-earning biopics:
American Sniper (2015)
$89.3M opening ($126.2M inflation adjusted)
$247.7M week 3 wide release domestic total (-52.6% drop)
$350.1M domestic total
$547.6M worldwide
The Passion of the Christ (2005)
$83.8M opening ($144.3M inflation adjusted)
$264.5M week 3 domestic total (-39.7% drop)
$370.8M domestic total
$610.1M worldwide
Oppenheimer (2023)
$82.5M opening
$229M week 3 domestic total (-37.6% drop)
$330.1M domestic total
$975.8M worldwide
In its third week, Michael is already the 2nd highest-earning biopic of all time:
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
$51.1M opening
$216.7M domestic total
$910.8M worldwide
Michael (2026)
$577.4M worldwide (week 3 WW total)
Elvis (2022)
$32.2M opening
$151M domestic total
$288.7M worldwide
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
$60.2M opening ($83.4M inflation adjusted)
$161.2M domestic total
$201.6M worldwide
Walk the Line (2005)
$22.3M opening
$119.5M domestic total
$186.8M worldwide ($312.2M inflation adjusted)
Right now, it’s projected that Bohemian Rhapsody’s shocking $694M international total will be stronger than Michael’s projected international total.
That would keep Bohemian Rhapsody as the top-earning music biopic of all time, but with Michael’s massive opening, we’ll see what happens. Universal is handling international distribution.
Lionsgate has already recouped.
$15.9M - The Sheep Detectives (Amazon MGM)
$28M worldwide
$75M budget
RT: 93%
Week 1
This is a lovable live-action film with Hugh Jackman and a bunch of talking sheep. It underperformed some similar films:
Peter Rabbit (2018)
$25M opening
$115.3M domestic total
$351.5M worldwide
Christopher Robin (2018)
$24M opening
$99.2M domestic total
$197.7M worldwide
Paddington (2015)
$19M opening
$76.3M domestic total
$268M worldwide
Given The Sheep Detectives’ monstrous budget, it is also unlikely to recoup its budget. But if it breaks even theatrically, Amazon will walk away happy as it moves on to Prime.
$7.5M - Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft—The Tour (Paramount)
$20.1M worldwide
$20M budget
RT: 93%
Week 1
This film is co-directed by James Cameron. And even though he has directed some of the highest-grossing films of all time, it is not atypical for him to direct a documentary, especially one that pushes the boundaries of technology. Cameron’s first two were Ghosts of the Abyss (2003, $22.1M WW) and Aliens of the Deep (2007, $12.7M WW).
This is a Billie Eilish concert film that uses cutting-edge 3D filming technology (more advanced than the latest Avatar).
As a concert film, this is an okay opening, but nowhere close to:
Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl (2025)
$30.4M domestic
$50.1M worldwide
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2010)
$29.5M opening
$73M domestic
$99M worldwide
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (2023)
$21.8M opening
$33.9M domestic
$44M worldwide
Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft—The Tour should be able to recoup by the time it ends its theatrical run.
$6.6M - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Universal)
$412.1M domestic total
$941.2M worldwide
$110M budget
RT: 43%
Week 6
This film took a 45% drop in its sixth weekend. It is now underperforming the first film by over $120M domestically:
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
$146.3M domestic opening (vs. Galaxy’s $131.7M)
$535.6M - week 6 domestic total (vs. Galaxy’s $412.1M)
32% week 6 drop (vs. Galaxy’s 45%)
However, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie could still crack $1bn, but not by much.
That would make it the first billion-dollar release of 2026. And the second-largest video-game-to-film adaptation of all time, if it’s able to beat out A Minecraft Movie’s $961.2M worldwide total.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie cost $110M to make, and has already become very profitable.
$6.1M - Project Hail Mary (Amazon MGM Studios)
$327.8M domestic total
$655.8M worldwide
$200M budget
RT: 93%
Week 8
This film took a small 29% drop in its eighth weekend.
This is by far Amazon MGM Studios’ highest-grossing film. And the highest-grossing U.S. original film of 2026.
Most impressively, it has exceeded the 8th week domestic total of Oppenheimer, the only other sci-fi that isn’t a franchise or a sequel to open above $80M in 10 years:
Oppenheimer (2023)
$82.46M domestic opening
$315.2M 8th week domestic total (vs. Project Hail Mary $327.8M)
Project Hail Mary is based on a book by Andy Weir, who also wrote The Martian, which it has now exceeded domestically and internationally:
The Martian (2015)
$54.3M domestic opening
$228.4M domestic total
$630.6M worldwide
Project Hail Mary cost $200M to make, and it has reached theatrical profitability.
$3.3M - Hokum (Neon)
$12.5M domestic total
$14.3M worldwide
RT: 86%
Premiere: SXSW
Week 2
This horror starring Adam Scott dropped 49% in its second week; it had one of the smaller drops for a Neon horror film:
Immaculate (2024)
-39.1% week 2 drop
$11.1M week 2 total
$35.3M worldwide
Longlegs (2024)
-46.6% week 2 drop
$44.9M week 2 total
$125.4M worldwide
Hokum
-49% week 2 drop
$12.5M week 2 total
Exit 8 (2026)
-50% week 2 drop
$2.9M week 2 total
$45.8M worldwide
The Monkey (2025)
-54.2% week 2 drop
$24.7M week 2 total
$68.9M worldwide
Together (2025)
-62.5% week 2 drop
$17.1M week 2 total
$32.3M worldwide
Shelby Oaks (2025)
-67.2% week 2 drop
$4M week 2 total
$5.5M worldwide
Cuckoo (2024)
-71.2% week 2 drop
$5.3M week 2 total
$6.7M worldwide
It Lives Inside (2023)
-72% week 2 drop
$4.2M week 2 total
$7.4M worldwide
The budget for Hokum is fairly modest; it is likely that Neon will recoup its costs.
$780K - Deep Water (Magenta Light Studios)
$3.7M domestic total
$3.7M worldwide
$40M budget
RT: 76%
Week 2
It is the latest film directed by Renny Harlin, whose previous non-sequel horror films not only opened higher but performed better in the second weekend vs. Deep Water's large 63% week 2 drop:
The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024)
-52.8% week 2 drop
$11.8M opening
$35.2M domestic total
$48.2M worldwide
The Covenant (2006)
-46% week 2 drop
$8.8M opening
$23.4M domestic total
$37.6M worldwide
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
-61% week 2 drop
$18M opening
$41.8M domestic total
$78.1M worldwide
Mindhunters (2004)
-54% week 2 drop
$2M opening (would be $3.6M w/ inflation)
$4.5M domestic total
$21.1M worldwide
The good news is that Deep Water is getting great reviews and has a stellar cast of Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley.
It will not recoup.
$663K - Animal Farm (Angel Studios)
$5M domestic total
$35M budget
RT: 25%
Week 2
This film took a massive 80% week 2 drop.
This is a low-performing animated film for Angel Studios. And it doesn’t hold a candle to their previous:
David (2025)
$22M opening vs. Animal Farm’s $3.3M
$80.4M domestic total
$87M worldwide
The King of Kings (2025)
$19.1M opening
$60.3M domestic total
$83.5M worldwide
Animal Farm had a stacked voice cast of Seth Rogen, Woody Harrelson, and Steve Buscemi. But where Angel Studios gets its true power is in faith-based or ultra feel-good films.
This dystopian film from director Andy Serkis is neither.
It will not recoup.
Here are the lowest-grossing films of the week:
$13.8K - The Python Hunt (Oscilloscope)
Premiere: SXSW
$13.8K /screen average
Week 1
$11.4K - The Stranger (Music Box Films)
$262.6K domestic total
Premiere: Venice
Dir: François Ozon (Swimming Pool)
$873 /screen average
Week 8
$6.5K - The Last One for the Road (Music Box Films)
$20.3K domestic total
$1.8M worldwide
Premiere: Cannes Un Certain Regard
$2.2K /screen average
Week 2
There were a couple of limited-release indie films that opened this weekend.
1-2 Special’s Silent Friend earned $74K in its opening weekend. This had an outstanding per-screen average of $37.2K/screen across 2 theaters. The film stars Tony Leung Chiu-Wai (In the Mood for Love) and Léa Seydoux.
Obscured Releasing’s Blue Film earned $31K in its opening weekend. This had a superb per-screen average of $15.5K/screen across 2 theaters.