Malignant
Horror Warner Bros. R Released Sep 10, 2021 Discussed 2021
Opening weekend
$5.4M
3,485 theaters
Per-theater average
$1,559
opening weekend
Domestic total
$13.4M
2.5× its opening
Worldwide total
$34.9M
38% domestic
Production budget
$40.0M
0.9× worldwide
RT critics
77%
RT audience
53%
-24 vs critics
Metacritic
51
Where it turns up
Friday, September 10, 2021 Second weekend of September 2021
On the chart Malignant (day-and-date opening): $5.4M
Expected 'Clearly this didn't connect with the horror audience... figure a weekend of about $6 million' Actual: $5.4M
In the note
Figure it’s down a normal 55% for a weekend in the low/mid 30’s. Malignant - Usually a James Wan movie is living in the highest level of Horror film opening weekends, but no one can hit every time.