Wolf Manhas hit a major snag at the box office during its second weekend. The horror reboot, which was directed and co-written byThe Invisible Man’s Leigh Whannell, follows a man (Christopher Abbott) who is attacked by a beast in the night and begins to transform into a creature that threatens the lives of his trapped wife (Julia Garner) and daughter (Matilda Firth). TheWolf Manreleasekicked off with a disappointing opening weekend that saw it gross just $10.8 million, debuting at No. 3 behind the new release comedyOne of Them Daysand the 2024 holdoverMufasa.
PerVariety, as of Saturday morning,Wolf Manis projected to earn a 3-day gross of $3 million by the end of its second weekend.This would mark a severe 72% dropthat is unusual even by the standards of the horror genre, which typically has harsh week 2 drops of 50% or more. In fact, it rivals Blumhouse’s 2024 flopAfrAId, which dropped 72.7% during its second weekend on its way toward earning just $12.6 million against its $12 million budget.
What This Means For Wolf Man
Its Box Office Future Looks Bleak
While the opening weekend of theWolf Manrebootwas about par with the majority of Blumhouse’s 2024 output,its severe drop limits its prospects moving forward, likely preventing it from becoming a hit at the level ofSpeak No Evil(which debuted with $11.4 million and eventually grossed $76.7 million worldwide). In fact, it is not currently projected to gross much more than $17 million after this severe drop. Below, see a breakdown of how it compare to the week 2 drops of all of Blumhouse’s theatrical movies since the beginning of 2023:
$30.4 million
-39.8%
$33 million
-60.6%
$26.5 million
-58.6%
$80 million
-76.2%
$11.8 million
-60.7%
$9.9 million
-44.4%
$3.6 million
-72.7%
$11.4 million
-49.1%
$10.8 million
-72% (est.)
This total, which may be driven by mixedWolf Manreviewsthat have earned it a Rotten score of 55% on Rotten Tomatoes alongside a similarly lukewarm 57% audience score, is also especially damaging when considering the movie’s budget. It reportedly cost $25 million, whichmost likely places its break-even point somewhere around $62.5 million, as movies typically need to earn back at least two and a half times their budgets. At its current rate, the movie is nowhere close to being able to hit that range by the end of its run.
Our Take On The Wolf Man Box Office Drop
Blumhouse’s 2025 Could Still Go Well
WhileWolf Man’s box office is struggling, Blumhouse has so far set a precedent that only one feature per year has a significant week 2 drop. If that precedent holds, the Universal Monster reboot has gotten their steep drop out of the way early. While it remains to be seen how their prospects pan out, the rest of their slate for the year does seem like a roster with strong potential for audience hold, as itincludes anticipated projects such asM3GAN 2.0andThe Black Phone 2.
