Lagos, Nigeria – Na so we see the box office don dey hot like jollof rice for this weekend o! New Line’s horror flick, Weapons, directed by dem fine boy Zach Cregger, don flex $5.7 million for Thursday previews, wey sweet pass Disney’s cult classic sequel, Freakier Friday, wey gather $3 million. Wahala!
But make we no shout victory too early, my padi. Weapons don dey follow the footsteps of Final Destination: Bloodlines wey make $5.5 million and Warner Bros. Sinners wey gather $4.7 million during their previews. Dem say no be just about the money, e get how strong person go stand for box office later on (no be every money go fit make sense sha!).
Thursday’s audience feedback for Weapons show say 65% of the people wey watch am gree say e go make sense. For market, guys wey dey over 25 dey buy tickets pass with 37%, while women wey dey over 25 gather 23% (Omo, na dem dey support horror film pass these days!).
Now, make we talk about our sister, Freakier Friday. E hot like pepper soup! E don score 86% general audience, but parents fit no dey chop the same plate with the obodo school pikin wey dey watch am – 9% parents, 6% kids under 12 dey show face. Dem say parents no too fit recommend am like that, abi dem dey fear say the movie fit scare dem? Hmmm!
Freakier Friday dey stream for almost 4,000 theatres with about 850 of their screens dey do PLF (we no sabi wetin be dat one, but e sound sweet!). As usual, women dey carry the movie like for osun festival, gathering 71% turnout. E be like say dem wan make the movie go school o!
Make we reason the competition. Weapons dey flex with much stronger star power than Freakier Friday. With a budget of just $38 million, dem dey on track to break even, while Sinners and Final Destination don carry bigger budgets. If e fit keep the momentum, e fit even enter the history books as one of the biggest horror openings!
But wait, how market fit react? Dem say horror movies dey show strong on Friday and Saturday, but the drop can big too (na only God sabi o). So, if Weapons fit maintain less than 14% drop between Friday and Saturday, we go sabi say di movie dey go places. Na dat same formula carry movies like Us and others come good box office ace.
So, make you grab your popcorn, sit down well, and position yourself for di next movie show. Box office don land for Lagos and na fight for ticket we go see this weekend!
