Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle dominates the domestic box office in its second week, while Jordan Peele’s sports horror Him debuts at second place. After a record-shattering opening day, the anime movie surpassed Pokemon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back as the highest-grossing anime movie in North America.
Having made $4.56 million on Friday, Infinity Castle is projected to make another $16.3 million during the second weekend. While this would mean a 77% drop from last week, the movie is expected to hit the $100 million benchmark at the domestic box office this weekend. Meanwhile, after a $6.47 million opening day, Him is expected to make around $15 million during its opening weekend.
The figure is slightly lower than the initial projection of $18 million, but this would put the sports horror right behind Infinity Castle. Him is followed by Sony’s R-rated original fantasy, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, which made $1.4 million on its opening day (including preview screenings). The movie is expected to debut at around $8 million at the domestic box office.
The Long Walk came in fourth place. Following last weekend’s modest opening, the movie is projected to make another $6.3 million on the second weekend after adding $1.8 million on Friday. This would mean a 46% drop from last week. Based on the beloved TV show, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is right behind the Stephen King adaptation, projecting to make $6 million with a 66% drop on the second weekend.
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