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Primate

2026 R 1h 29m Horror / Thriller

A college student's vacation at her family's Hawaii home turns deadly when her pet chimpanzee contracts rabies.

Opening Weekend
$11.2M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$25.6M
Final
Worldwide Total
$25.6M
All markets
Budget
$15M
Production
Domestic Legs
2.3x
Opening → Total
2026 Rank
#13
Domestic

Box Office Performance

Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Jan 9–11 (opening) #2 $11,155,908 $11,155,908 2,964 $3,763 1
Jan 16–18 #6 $5,028,501 -54.9% $19,624,213 2,964 $1,696 2
Jan 23–25 #12 $1,554,423 -69.1% $23,417,300 2,145 $724 3
Jan 30–Feb 1 #14 $814,578 -47.6% $25,075,536 1,225 $664 4
Feb 6–8 #27 $192,359 -76.4% $25,556,289 372 $517 5

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Cast & Crew

Directed byJohannes Roberts
ScreenplayJohannes Roberts, Ernest Riera
Produced byWalter Hamada
CinematographyStephen Murphy
MusicAdrian Johnston
Prod. DesignRichard Hoover
StarringJohnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, Victoria Wyant, Troy Kotsur