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Hokum

2026 R 1h 39m Horror, Mystery & Thriller Neon

A haunted-house story enriched with atmospheric folklore.

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$6.4M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$17.0M
42 days
Worldwide Total
$23M
$6.2M international (through May 25)
Domestic Legs2.6x
BudgetN/A
2026 Rank#54
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Cast & Crew

Directed byDamian McCarthy ScreenplayDamian McCarthy Produced byRoy Lee, Steven Schneider, Derek Dauchy, Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde CinematographyColm Hogan MusicJoseph Bishara Prod. DesignTil Frohlich StarringAdam Scott, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Peter Coonan, Michael Patric StudioNeon

Predicted final domestic

How the model works
$18M–$20M
$17M $19M $20M
$17.0M so far

The prediction updated after the third weekend. Based on the weekend 2 and 3 drops and factoring in other movies with similar performance, the model predicts a final range of $18–$20 million. The wider range of $17–$20 million represents about 90% of outcomes after the third weekend. Learn more about how the prediction model works

$15M
Baseline
Banked through 3 weekends
82%
Earned by Wk 3
Typical for this drop profile
-55%
Weekend drops
-49% then -60%
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 1-3 (opening) 5 $6.4M 1,885 $3,410 $6.4M
2 May 8-10 8 $3.3M −49% 1,900 $1,721 $12.4M
3 May 15-17 11 $1.3M −60% 1,195 $1,094 $15.5M
4 May 22-24 13 $373.4K −71% 295 $1,265 $16.5M
5 May 29-31 17 $89.6K −76% 111 $807 $16.8M
6 June 5-7 21 $59.4K −34% 48 $1,237 $17.0M
Cumulative total$17.0M
May 1May 9May 17May 28Jun 11
Weekend grossWk 6 · $59.4K
$6.4M
$3.3M
$1.3M
$373.4K
$89.6K
$59.4K
W1W2W3W4W5W6
Theater countPeak 1,900 → 48 −97.5%
1,885 open48 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 6 · −34%
−49%
W1→2
−60%
W2→3
−71%
W3→4
−76%
W4→5
−34%
W5→6
Steepest −76%Best hold −34%

From the analysis desk

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