{"id":324355,"date":"2026-02-07T01:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T01:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/324355\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T01:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T01:20:09","slug":"send-help-leads-slow-super-bowl-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/324355\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Send Help&#8217; Leads Slow Super Bowl Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWe always knew it was going to be slow, the question is by how much. Right now, 20th Century Studios\u2019 Sam Raimi movie <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/send-help\/\" id=\"auto-tag_send-help\" data-tag=\"send-help\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Send Help<\/a> <\/strong>is eyeing<strong> $10 million<\/strong> in its second weekend at 3,475 sites after a $3M second Friday. If that keeps in line, that\u2019s a -48%, which is pretty damn good for a genre movie. Pic\u2019s ten-day total would move up to $35.8M in North American.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSecond for the weekend, is Angel Studios\u2019 Kevin James rom-com <strong>Solo Mio<\/strong>, which is also eyeing <strong>$3.1M <\/strong>today, including yesterday\u2019s $744K previews, for a <strong>$7.6M <\/strong>opening at 3,052 theaters.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SOLO_MIO_STILL_2025-05-09_adj.png\" alt=\"'Solo Mio' movie review\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"429\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\u2018Solo Mio\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAngel Studios<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThird is going to Bleecker Street\u2019s K-pop concert movie\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/stray-kids\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stray Kids<\/a>: The dominATE Experience<\/strong>\u00a0with $3.2M today (including $900,000 from 351 Imax Wednesday previews), and around <strong>$5M <\/strong>for this weekend at 1,724 sites. Again, 100% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics haven\u2019t dared sit through this yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFourth is Vertical\u2019s Luc Besson-directed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/dracula\/\" id=\"auto-tag_dracula\" data-tag=\"dracula\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dracula<\/a> <\/strong>with $2.3M today and an <strong>$4.8M<\/strong> opening, which would be the distributor\u2019s best yet ahead of We Bury the Dead\u2018s $2.5M. As we told you, audiences on Rotten Tomatoes like it better than critics, 75% to 57% Rotten.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFifth is the second weekend of Markiplier\u2019s<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/iron-lung\/\" id=\"auto-tag_iron-lung\" data-tag=\"iron-lung\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iron Lung<\/a><\/strong> with an estimated <strong>$4.65M<\/strong> at 2,930 theaters, which would rep a 74% drop after a second Friday of around $1.5M. Running cume by Sunday looks to be<strong> $29.45M<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tLionsgate\u2019s <strong>The Strangers \u2013 Chapter 3 <\/strong>at 2,565 is looking at $1.7M today and about a <strong>$3.7M<\/strong> opening. Strangers 2 last September opened to $5.8M, while The Strangers \u2013 Chapter 1 posted the best beginning of three at $11.8M in May 2024. No RT audience score yet for the critically panned horror pic at 19%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWhere\u2019s Amazon MGM Studios\u2019 second weekend of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/melania\/\" id=\"auto-tag_melania\" data-tag=\"melania\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Melania<\/a><\/strong>? She\u2019s seeing <strong>$3.5M<\/strong>, off 51%, with a running 10-day total by Sunday of <strong>$14.5M<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tLast year, Super Bowl weekend was led by the second frame of DreamWorks Animation\u2019s Dog Man ($13.8M), with all titles grossing $54.2M, the second worst weekend of 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We always knew it was going to be slow, the question is by how much. 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