‘Heretic’ Stirs Up $1.2M In Previews, ‘Venom 3’ Crossing $100M Today – Box Office
deadline.comA24’s Heretic, the R-rated horror movie from A Quiet Place scribes Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, began its journey this weekend with $1.2 million in previews last night that began at 7 p.m.
That figure doesn’t include the Salt Lake City sneaks that recently occurred. Heretic‘s Thursday number is $100,000 shy from the amount that A24’s Ari Aster horror pic Hereditary did back in summer 2018, but above the $1M that Universal’s Radio Silence horror movie Abigail did and the $725K that Lionsgate/Blumhouse’s Imaginary took in; Abigail opened to $10.2M back in April while Imaginary did $9.9M back in March.
Heretic is expected to open to $10M-$12M and could steal the No. 1 spot from Sony’s Venom: The Last Dance, which is entering its third frame.
The Hugh Grant-starring Heretic is 94% certified fresh with critics and received 3 stars from audiences last night. A24 acquired domestic on the movie.
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