‘Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Sinks in Domestic Box Office Debut
The Big Picture There’s no stopping Barbie at the domestic box office. Even after three full weeks in theaters, it’s difficult to tell what the cap on Warner Bros.’ satirical comedy is going to be. The film is poised to finish at the top of the weekend box office for the fourth time in a row, as it passes a mammoth milestone. Meanwhile, the week’s sole new wide release, Universal’s The Last Voyage of the Demeter, is sinking with just $2.
As things stand, Demeter will finish in fifth place with around $6.5 million in its first weekend, which doesn’t bode well for the $45 million horror film, inspired by a chapter from Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.” Directed by André Øvredal, Demeter would’ve perhaps done better in the month of October, but Universal probably wanted to make the most of a period of calm after weeks of “Barbenheimer” frenzy.
The beloved Barbie, on the other hand, is eyeing a $30 million fourth weekend, after adding $10 million on Friday. This pushes the movie past the $500 million mark at the domestic box office, which is a massive achievement. Globally, the film passed the $1 billion mark earlier this week, and will now set its sights on overtaking The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s $1.35 billion lifetime gross to become the biggest film of the year.
Last Week's Debutantes Slipped Down the Ranks The three-hour biographical thriller will finish this weekend at the number two spot, marginally ahead of Paramount’s new animated offering, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. While Oppenheimer grossed $5.1 million on Friday, taking its running domestic total past the $250 million mark, Mutant Mayhem added $4 million, which takes its domestic total to $61 million after a week in theaters.
At number four this weekend is Warner Bros.’ Meg 2: The Trench, which is witnessing a hefty 60% drop after finishing at the number two spot last weekend. The action sequel will rely mostly on international territories to stay afloat, especially China, where it delivered a bigger opening than in the U.S. Meg 2 will also pass the $200 million mark at the global box office this weekend, and will hit $53 million domestically by Sunday.
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