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2026 • R • 1h 50m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • A24

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Box office summary

Opening weekend
$18.80M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$46.49M
Week 5
Worldwide total
$48.38M
$1.89M international
Domestic legs2.5x
Budget$15.0M
2026 rank#37

Cast & crew

Directed byLance Oppenheim ScreenplayAjon Singh StarringRobert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Phoebe Bridgers, Matthew Maher StudioA24

Predicted final domestic

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$48.7M–$52.8M
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$47.1M $50.7M $55.0M
$46.49M 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 $48.7M–$52.8M. The wider range of $47.1M–$55.0M represents about 90% of outcomes after the third weekend. Learn more about how the prediction model works

$41.5M
Baseline
Banked through 3 weekends
82%
Earned by Wk 3
Typical for this drop profile
-54%
Weekend drops
-59% then -48%

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 25-27 4 $18.8M — 2,874 $6,552 $18.8M
2 Oct 2-4 5 $7.7M −59% 2,894 $2,677 $33.8M
3 Oct 9-11 7 $4.0M −48% 2,269 $1,769 $41.5M
4 Oct 16-18 12 $1.7M −59% 1,451 $1,154 $45.3M
5 Oct 23-25 18 $368.3K −77% 321 $1,147 $46.5M
Cumulative total$41.5M
Sep 24Sep 28Oct 3Oct 7Oct 11
Weekend grossWk 5 · $368.3K
$18.8M
$7.7M
$4.0M
$1.7M
$368.3K
W1W2W3W4W5
Theater countPeak 2,894 → 2,269 −21.6%
2,859 open2,269 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 5 · −77%
−59%
W1→2
−48%
W2→3
−59%
W3→4
−77%
W4→5
Steepest −77%Best hold −48%

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

From the analysis desk

Ordered by how prominently this film features · all articles
Mentioned 5 movies battling it out on a busy weekend; all look to land between $15–25MWeek 39 · Preview · Sep 24, 2026 → Mentioned Verity is set to open at #1 while Digger fights four holdovers for secondWeek 40 · Preview · Oct 1, 2026 → Mentioned Other Mommy is set to open at #1 with $20M-plus as Verity faces its C+ second weekendWeek 41 · Preview · Oct 8, 2026 →

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Box office comparisons

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A24’s wide hits Primetime vs The Drama vs Civil War vs Talk to Me Robert Pattinson’s Primetime opened with $8.5M on Friday, previews included — against A24 hits of a similar size: his own The Drama ($14.4M opening, $48.1M final), Civil War ($25.5M, $68.8M) and Talk to Me ($10.4M, $48.3M).