Box Office: Kenneth Branagh’s Murder Mystery ‘A Haunting in Venice’ Targets Middling $15 Million Debut
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “A Haunting in Venice,” Kenneth Branagh’s latest cinematic take on Agatha Christie’s library of murder mystery novels, is expected to spook the box office competition.
It’s targeting a soft $13 million to $15 million in its North American debut. Those ticket sales will likely be enough to claim the No.
1 spot — unless last weekend’s champion “The Nun” ($32.6 million) enjoys a surprisingly strong second outing. “A Haunting in Venice” also opens this weekend at the international box office, where it’s tracking to earn $23 million to $28 million.
Branagh, returning as Detective Hercule Poirot, leads the cast of Disney and 20th Century’s supernatural whodunit, along with Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey and Michelle Yeoh.
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