New box office numbers show M3GAN doubling more than what was originally predicted in its opening weekend.
The first opening weekend of January is looking to be a major success for Blumhouse's first 2023 release, M3GAN. The sci-fi horror follows Gemma as she suddenly takes guardianship of her recently orphaned eight-year-old niece, Cady . Though Gemma creates the AI doll, M3GAN, to manage the workload, terrible consequences ensue when it becomes more self-aware.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Though Avatar: The Way of Water continues to break box office records , M3GAN produces a healthy opening weekend haul of its own. Variety reports that initial projections envisioned the James Wan-produced horror taking home between $17-20 million in the first weekend of January. However, with Friday numbers alone producing $11.7 million, M3GAN is now predicted to rake in at least $27 million this weekend, surpassing previous assessments.
M3GAN will become the first horror since 2018's Insidious: The Last Key to gross over $20 million in the first weekend of the year. This is excellent news for Blumhouse, which is scheduled to release Insidious 5 later this year. Beginning their 2023 roster with M3GAN, especially during Avatar: The Way of Water's reign, was a risky move since the January month is usually tame and is one of the weaker months in terms of the box office.
Will M3GAN's Box Office Be Enough To Greenlight A Sequel Speculation of the development of an M3GAN sequel started even before the film's release after its initial trailer went viral, but now its tangible box office success will only further encourage Blumhouse to form a potentially highly profitable franchise. A good example is 1988's Child's Play, which grossed $44 million at the box office.
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