It seems one clown is set to murder another at the U.S. box-office this week, but it’s not clear which one will do the slaughter and if both will be beaten by a robot.
Warner Bros. Pictures’ costly $190 million budgeted “Joker: Folie a Deux” will have its second weekend this coming weekend and projections are for ticket sales to drop by at least 60-65% with many experts expecting a 70-75% decline from its disastrous $37.6 million debut.
If the latter, and the bad word-of-mouth could easily result in that, it could pull in revenue of just $9-11 million from Friday-Sunday. If that holds, the third installment in the ultra-gory low-budget “Terrifier” slasher film series could have a serious chance at beating it to the top spot with that film on track for a $10-13 million launch. In fact the film, which cost just $2 million to make, is on track to earn in its opening weekend what its predecessor did over its entire run.
It’s also scoring positive reviews from critics at 82% (6.8/10) on , and is making headlines for people fainting, walking out or vomiting at screenings. Also in the mix is the highly acclaimed animated film “The Wild Robot” which is aiming for a $12-13 million third weekend and has pulled in $102 million globally to date.
Also opening this weekend is the Pharrell Williams LEGO biopic “Piece by Piece” which is targeting a $5-7 million start, the wide expansion of “Saturday Night” which is aiming for a $3.5-5 million haul, and the opening o.
