Weekend Box Office: A Quiet Place Retakes First as I Feel Pretty, Super Troopers 2 Open Solid

By Chris Kavan - 04/22/18 at 08:31 PM CT

Rampage lasted one week atop the box office, but it has been horror film A Quiet Place that has dominated the big screen. The breakout horror hit managed to retake the top spot while Rampage had to settle for second. Amy Schumer's I Feel Pretty opened in line with expectations in third while comedy sequel Super Troopers 2 opened much better than expected in fourth. Truth or Dare rounds out the top five while Ready Player One crosses another milestone here and abroad. All in all, one week outside of The Avengers: Infinity War, things are still looking pretty good.

1) A QUIET PLACE

According to commercials I have seen on the idiot box, everybody loves a comeback (hey Winona!) but nothing beats topping the box office after falling out of the top spot. A Quiet Place did just that, dropping 33.3% but jumping back into first with $22 million. That gives John Krasinski's horror film a new total of $132.35 million. It's doing great - considering that Split and The Conjuring finished with $138.2 million and $137.4 in their entire runs - a total the A Quiet Place will top by next weekend easily. That is one of the best third-weekend totals for horror films and, depending on how it holds up against Infinity War, has a chance of becoming one of the highest-grossing "original" films (not based on any existing material) of all time. Even if it falls off big time, A Quiet Place is still a big win for Paramount, who needed this kind of film to succeed after a series of mediocre results. It's pretty much guaranteed to hit $150 million, but could finish anywhere between there and $200 million based on the coming weeks. It's a hit in any case, and will wind up as one of the biggest original films of the year.

2) RAMPAGE

After one week on top, Dwayne Johnson's mighty monster mash had to take a backseat to A Quiet Place, dipping 41.3% and landing in second place with $21 million. That gives Rampage a new $66.6 million domestic total, but, like so many modern films, it is doing much better overseas, adding $57 million, pushing its international total to $216.4 million (with over $100 million in China alone) for a worldwide total of $283 million. It sill has plenty left in the tank and is shortly going to be one of the few video game movies to top $100 million. It has already topped the $56.4 million Tomb Raider wound up with and has a good chance of eventually topping the $103 million Angry Birds Movie. That will make Rampage runner-up only to the original Tomb Raider ($131 million) while its global total will likely put it in the top position among video game adaptations as well. Granted, I still think this is one of the more liberal takes on turning a video game into an original movie, but if audiences are happy, who am I to complain?

3) I FEEL PRETTY

Despite some withering reviews and internet outrage (the most loud, useless kind), Amy Schumer's latest comedy opened well in line with expectations with $16.22 million. Yes, that is lower than both Trainwreck ($30 million) and Snatched ($19.5 million), but both those films also had big-name co-stars while I Feel Pretty can be billed as Schumer alone. Taking that into account, along with the negative buzz, this has to be considered a win - showing Schumer is a star in her own right. It earned an"A+" Cinemascore from those 18 and under, and a solid "A" for those 25 or under. The $32 million picture was a bit front-loaded, though even against Infinity War it looks to hold up if only because it's a female-driven film, an audience that won't be as swayed by Marvel's massive release. It should be able to ride out the next month at least and depending on its legs, is looking at a probable $50 million or so total.

4) SUPER TROOPERS 2

While I Feel Pretty opened in line with expectations, the return of the world's most useless police force, made up of the Broken Lizard troupe of comedians, opened well above expectations with a $14.7 million debut, which is almost as much as the original Super Troopers made in its entire run ($18.49 million). It is also above the debut for Zoolander 2 ($13.8 million) and nearly as much as Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay ($14.9 million). As expected the tongue-in-cheek 4/20 opening meant the film was highly front-loaded. It drew an audience that was 64% male and 75% between 25-49 years old. Even with that front-loaded audience, a total between $30-$40 million is likely - an excellent result for the $13.5 million sequel and hopefully a good sign that the team of Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Erik Stolhanske, Steve Lemme and Paul Soter aren't done entertaining us yet. And, hey, maybe we can finally see that Potfest movie or a Super Troopers 3? High times indeed.

5) TRUTH OR DARE

Rounding out the top five, the Blumhouse horror film still managed to keep strong despite competition, dipping a horror-typical 57.6% and taking in $7.9 million for a new $30.38 million total. The $3.5 million film will have no problem making a tidy profit and continues the tradition of low-cost, big-return horror that has (mostly) worked well for the genre for several years now. What I'm saying is that as long as horror continues to be cheap and bring in audiences (critics be damned), we're not going to run out of these kind of films any time soon. It should also have a total over $40 million by the time it ends its run. It's not going to break any records, but it doesn't have to as long as it makes bank.

Outside the top five: The action-packed Traffik, opening in just over 1000 theaters, landed in 9th place with $3.875 million. That is in line with expectations as well and the "B" Cinemascore means audiences were entertained well enough though it's not likely to make many waves.

In the milestone department, Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One took in $7.5 million (6th place) which helped it cross the $125 million mark with a new total of $126.18 million. In addition, the film has crossed the $200 million mark in China. It has already made $521 million worldwide as it looks to approach $550 million by the time it closes shop.

Next week all eyes (like almost literally) will be on Avengers: Infinity War - the only new wide release opening as it looks towards a near-record opening based on pre-sale numbers.

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