Don't Worry Darling
Action & Adventure Warner Bros. R 2h 3m Released Sep 19, 2022 Discussed 2022–2024
Opening weekend
$19.4M
4,113 theaters
Per-theater average
$4,705
opening weekend
Domestic total
$45.3M
2.3× its opening
Worldwide total
$87.6M
52% domestic
Production budget
$35.0M
2.5× worldwide
RT critics
38%
RT audience
74%
+36 vs critics
Metacritic
48
Where it turns up
Friday, September 23, 2022 Fourth weekend of September 2022
On the chart Don't Worry Darling (opening): $19.4M
Expected 'If the rough press and critical scores carry the most weight, this looks headed for the low 20s' Actual: $19.4M, the press branch
In the note
Of course it helps when we have a couple of holdovers out there that audiences like in Barbarian and Woman King. Anyway, based on something I heard at a Boston Celtics HR seminar on sexual behavior from positions of power in the workplace, featuring a keynote speech by Olivia Wilde, here's some thoughts on the weekend box-office. Don’t Worry Darling - WB crushed this campaign as you can see by the strong $3.1 million gross for the previews, and the grosses this afternoon are strong as well.
Friday, September 30, 2022 Final weekend of September 2022
On the chart Don't Worry Darling (wk 2): $6.8M, -65%
Expected 'Down 65% for a weekend of about 9' Actual: $6.8M, -65%; drop exact, gross high
In the note
Figure it’s somewhere around 20 for the weekend, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s just a little better. Don’t Worry Darling - This film had such a hot start last Thursday/Friday you would expect it to be down considerably today, and it is.
Friday, October 7, 2022 First weekend of October 2022
In the note
And for an IP with a very young skew, that’s pretty good. Amsterdam - Ughh, it feels like I was watching Don’t Worry Darling all over again for the last 10 days (to a lesser degree though).
Friday, September 22, 2023 Fourth weekend of September 2023
In the note
Unfortunately, we’ll probably fall a little behind last year's total (Don’t Worry Darling, Avatar Re-Issue), and we’ll be less than half of 2019’s total (Downton Abbey, Ad Astra, Rambo Last Blood).