Box Office: ‘Haunted Mansion’ $9.9 Million Opening Day Can’t Scare ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’
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variety.comJ. Kim Murphy “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” ain’t afraid of no ghost. Disney’s new “Haunted Mansion” is settling for third place behind the formidable pair of blockbusters.
The reimagining earned $9.9 million on its opening day, a figure that includes $3.1 million in Thursday previews. The family-friendly ghost story was projecting an opening between $25 million and $30 million, a range that some rivals predict the debut will end up falling short of.
With a $150 million production budget behind the project, it’s looking to be another disappointing chapter for Disney’s summer slate.
Things kicked off alright with Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” which released in May and tallied up $358 million in North America.
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