{"id":348358,"date":"2026-02-21T03:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T03:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/348358\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T03:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T03:57:08","slug":"i-can-only-imagine-2-eyes-8-million-10-million-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/348358\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I Can Only Imagine 2’ Eyes $8 Million-$10 Million Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tUPDATED, FRIDAY PM:<\/strong> Sony\u2019s GOAT<\/a> <\/strong>and Warner Bros\/MRC\u2019s Wuthering Heights<\/a> <\/strong>are currently fighting for No. 1 on what\u2019s suppose to be a slow weekend with $12 million-$14 million <\/strong>apiece. Wuthering Heights will win its second Friday with $4M today at 3,682 theaters, compared with GOAT\u2018s $3M at 3,863, but Saturday matinees are in favor of the horned one.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn the high-end, the 10-day cumes are looking like just under $60M<\/strong> for the Emerald Fennell feature take of the Emily Bront\u00eb classic, while the Sony Pictures Animation movie is looking at $55.2M<\/strong>. As we mentioned, there\u2019s about 16% of K-12 schools still on winter break today, per Comscore.<\/p>\n

\n\tLionsgate\/Kingdom Story\u2019s I Can Only Imagine 2<\/a><\/strong> is seeing $3.75M today (including $1.8M in previews) at 3,105 locations. The range is still $8M-$10M<\/strong> in third. Still no Rotten Tomatoes reviews or audience scores reported.<\/p>\n

\n\tAmazon MGM Studios\u2019 second frame of Crime 101 <\/strong>could see $1.7M in its second Friday for a $5M-$6M<\/strong> second weekend and potentially near $25M<\/strong> running cume by EOD Sunday.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn fifth is the fourth weekend of 20th Century Studios\u2019 Send Help<\/strong> at 2,800 sites, with $1M today and $3.7M<\/strong> (off 58%) for the weekend, which would mean a running cume by Sunday of $54.7M<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\tOutside the top five are A24\u2019s Glen Powell dark comedy How to Make a Killing<\/strong> at 1,625 theaters with around $1.6M today (including last night\u2019s previews) and around $3M<\/strong> for the three days. The StudioCanal pic was financed for a net $15M, with A24 taking U.S. for under $5M. Reviews on RT are at 48% Rotten.<\/p>\n

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\n\t20th Century Studios\u2019 horror movie Psycho Killer<\/strong> is DOA with everyone, with a 0% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes and 34% with moviegoers. The pic is seeing around $700,000 today (including $250K previews) and around $2M<\/strong> for the weekend at 1,100 sites.<\/p>\n

\n\tA year ago, the post-Presidents Day weekend came in at $78M, per Box Office Mojo. This weekend is gonna be lower. Again, what a difference a Marvel movie makes, even if it was a lackluster one (read, last year\u2019s Captain America: Brave New World).<\/p>\n

\n\tPREVIOUSLY, FRIDAY AM: <\/strong>Lionsgate and Kingdom Story\u2019s I Can Only Imagine 2<\/strong> is off to a solid start for a faith-based movie with $1.8 million<\/strong> previews. Note that $1.3M of that came from early-access screenings on Valentine\u2019s Day, with another $475,000 from last night.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThat all-in preview figure is higher than the $1.3M previews of the 2018 original, which had been forecasted to perform in the single digits then wowed with a $17.1M opening and a great 4.9x multiple \u2014 good for a final $83.4M domestic off a great A+ Cinemascore. No reviews or Rotten Tomatoes audience scores yet for part two here, which stars Milo Ventimiglia. Forecast is $8M-$10M in 3,105 theaters, but it won\u2019t be a surprise if the picture does more.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the Andrew Erwin- and Brent Mccorkle-directed sequel, the lead singer of MercyMe, Bart Millard, faces a personal crisis at the peak of his success. As his world unravels, he struggles with his beliefs and inner demons while seeking a path through adversity<\/p>\n

\n\tPosting a great number last night was Trafalgar\u2019s release of the Prime Original Man on the Run<\/strong>, the Morgan Neville-directed documentary about Paul and Linda McCartney post-Beatles during the Wings era. The pic posted $501K<\/strong> at 421 sites.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAfter the busy Presidents Day weekend, I Can Only Imagine 2 is the only major studio release bowing that can do any substantial business. A24 has the 1,600-theater release of the StudioCanal-financed How to Make a Killing with Glen Powell, and Disney is releasing New Regency\u2019s Psycho Killer <\/strong>from director Gavin Polone in 1,100 theaters. Both of those titles are expected to file in the low-single digits. Psycho Killer\u2018s previews, we hear, were around $250K<\/strong>, but no audience or critic scores yet on RT. Reviews are sour on How to Make a Killing at 51% Rotten.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe rest of the week\u2019s grosses are as follows:<\/p>\n

\n\t1.) Wuthering Heights (WB) 3,682 theaters, Wk $45.8M\/Wk 1<\/p>\n

\n\t2.) Goat (Sony) 3,863 theaters Wk $41.2M\/Wk 1<\/p>\n

\n\t3.) Crime 101 (Sony) 3,161 theaters, Wk $18.9M\/Wk 1<\/p>\n

\n\t4.) Send Help (20th) 2,975 theaters, Wk $12.1M (-7%), Total $51M\/Wk 3<\/p>\n

\n\t5.) Solo Mio (Angel) 3,000 theaters, Wk $8.7M (-17%), Total $19.2M\/Wk 2 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UPDATED, FRIDAY PM: Sony\u2019s GOAT and Warner Bros\/MRC\u2019s Wuthering Heights are currently fighting for No. 1 on what\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348359,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[263],"tags":[18,117,129557,162748,19,17,327,31562],"class_list":["post-348358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-goat","tag-i-can-only-imagine-2","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies","tag-wuthering-heights"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116106614771517781","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}