Box Office: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ to Battle ‘Inside Out 2’ for No. 1 as Kevin Costner’s Epic Gamble ‘Horizon’ Eyes Concerning $12 Million Start
variety.comRebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Will audiences care about the world of “A Quiet Place” without John Krasinski or Emily Blunt?
That’ll be the presiding question as “A Quiet Place: Day One,” a prequel story in Paramount’s post-apocalyptic horror series, hits theaters on Friday.
The film, which takes place a while before the Abbotts (the family at the center of the prior two movies) were forced into hiding from terrifying, sound-hunting creatures, is expected to collect a solid $40 million to $50 million in its opening weekend.
The prequel cost $67 million to produce. Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn star in “A Quiet Place: Day One” — set during the early stages of a New York City alien invasion — while “Pig” filmmaker Michael Sarnoski took over directing duties from Krasinski.
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