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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.

Box office summary
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
#19
Domestic
Compare with other movies
Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Jan 9–11 (opening) #2 $11.2M $11.2M 2,964 $4K 1
Jan 16–18 #6 $5.0M -54.9% $19.6M 2,964 $2K 2
Jan 23–25 #12 $1.6M -69.1% $23.4M 2,145 $724 3
Jan 30–Feb 1 #14 $815K -47.6% $25.1M 1,225 $664 4
Feb 6–8 #27 $192K -76.4% $25.6M 372 $517 5

Performance Charts

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Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

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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