“Speak No Evil” is poised to make some noise at the box office this weekend.
Released two years after the terrifying Danish original, Universal and Blumhouse’s horror remake grossed $1.3 million in previews at the box office. The film is expected to gross between $10 million and $13 million at the box office in its opening weekend, which would be a solid start considering its budget was only $15 million.
“Speak No Evil” doesn’t stand a chance against Warner Bros.’ “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which opened last weekend with a scarily good $111 million and will retain its box office crown for a second week. Ticket sales for the Tim Burton sequel are expected to drop by about 60%, bringing its second-week box office total to about $45 million.
James Watkins (“Bastille Day”) directed “Speak No Evil,” a psychological horror about vacation friends gone wrong. American couple Louise and Ben, played by Davis and Scoot McNairy, meet odd British couple Paddy and Ciara, played eerily by McAvoy and Aisling Franciosi, while traveling abroad to spend a weekend with them. to stay. However, things quickly take a dark turn and the dream vacation turns into a dark nightmare. The original Danish film premiered at the Midnight section of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and received critical acclaim for its dark story, characters and direction.
Also opening this weekend is Lionsgate’s “The Killer’s Game,” starring Dave Bautista, Sofia Boutella and Pom Klementieff, Terry Crews and more. Bautista stars as an assassin who accidentally killed himself when he thought he had a terminal illness, but the diagnosis was wrong. The action film is expected to open with $5 million.
