A few weeks into the new year and January 2019 is currently pacing ~13% behind last year and this weekend’s new releases aren’t likely to have much of an impact.
Aviron’s Serenity is looking for a mid-to-high single digit debut and Fox’s The Kid Who Would be King hoping to inch into double digits.
Meanwhile Universal’s Glass will take advantage of the lack of competition and finish #1 again while a crop of this year’s newly announced Oscar nominees expand back into theaters.
The weekend’s top spot will once again go to Universal’s Glass, which enters its second weekend with an eye for a $16.5 million sophomore session, signaling a drop around -59% following its $40.3 million three-day debut over the holiday weekend last week.
Should our forecast hold the film will be looking to finish around $70 million by end of day Sunday.
STXFilms’s The Upside is expected to continue its strong
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