'Other Mommy' Tops the Box Office with $27.5M; 'The Social Reckoning' Opens to $5.5M
The horror film overcame poor reviews with a $27.5 million debut, while Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook drama opened below projections at $5.5 million.
- Universal and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster's "Other Mommy," starring Jessica Chastain, led the box office with a $27.5 million opening this weekend, the only film earning more than $12 million.
- Sony/Columbia/Alcon's "The Social Reckoning" grossed just $5.5 million in its debut, earning less than a third of the $22 million opening for 2010's "The Social Network" 16 years prior.
- Both releases faced mixed reception; "Other Mommy" earned a CinemaScore grade and 19% on Rotten Tomatoes, while "The Social Reckoning" received a CinemaScore grade and 54% on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Hurricane Isaias kept moviegoers in the southeastern United States out of theaters Friday and Saturday, contributing to weekend box office totals sinking to an estimated $88-90 million from last weekend's $100 million.
- "Other Mommy" is positioned against a modest $19 million budget, while Sony's "Resident Evil" remains a strong holdover and upcoming releases like "Clayface" will intensify Halloween horror competition ahead.
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Batosta at the box office for Aaron Sorkin: 'The Social Reckoning', expected to follow 'The Social Network', debuts with just 6 million dollars, stopping in fifth place of the weekend ranking in North America. (ANSA)
'Other Mommy' scares up N. American box office win
"Other Mommy," from Universal and Blumhouse, stars Chastain in a dual role as a sinister entity terrorizing a child -- made even worse by the fact that the demon resembles the girl's mother. The film triumphed despite poor reviews and audience reception, according to analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research. "Horror movies are generally immune to a negative reception, but this is extreme and business is going to drop sharply,"…
'Other Mommy' Scares Up $27.5 Million At The Box Office
So, there’s good news and bad news for Jessica Chastain. The good news is that Universal Pictures and Blumhouse’s “Other Mommy” gave the Oscar winner her biggest opening at the box office since “It: Chapter Two” took in $91 million in 2019. The bad news is, despite finding an initially potent $27.5 million, “Mother” looks like it’s going to crash hard. In a rare move for the studio, Universal didn’t show critics “Mommy” until Thursday night. Con…
Widely Panned Other Mommy Scares Off The Social Reckoning
The Jessica Chastain horror Other Mommy topped the North American box office this weekend, while The Social Reckoning got off to a quickluster start. Released by Universal Pictures, Other Mommy learned $27.5 million in its first few days in 3,365 theaters, matching to studio estimates on Sunday. The...
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