‘Blink Twice’ $820K, ‘The Crow’ $650K, ‘The Forge’ $600K In Thursday Previews As ‘Alien: Romulus’ Ends Week With $56M+ – Box Office

Two wide entries held previews Thursday, with the Zoë Kravitz-directed thriller Blink Twice and Lionsgate/Edward R. Pressman presentation’s The Crow filing $820K and $650K in previews, respectively. Neither is expected to move the needle this weekend with single-digit openings.

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What’s a bit more shocking is that Amazon MGM Studios’ $20M Blink Twice doesn’t do more with Channing Tatum and solid reviews at 78% certified fresh on Rottten Tomatoes. Despite critical support, the sex thriller got three stars from PostTrak audiences Thursday night and a 50% definite recommend. It’s in better shape than the The Crow, which received 1 star. OMG, Lionsgate, are we looking at another D+ CinemaScore? Quorum tracking Friday morning believes Blink Twice has a shot at a $10M-$13M opening.

Meanwhile, Sony Affirm’s faith-based The Forge received five stars from its moviegoers and an 88% definite recommend, all of whom spent $600K Thursday night off showtimes that began at 2 p.m. The pic is booked at 1,800 locations. The Alex Kendrick-directed movie only cost $5M before P&A. Sony turned the Kendrick Brothers’ War Room into a Labor Day win back in 2015, teeing the pic off the week prior; it ultimately grossed close to $68M. No sign The Forge is going to emulate that.

Other than that, this weekend will go to one of two Disney movies: Alien: Romulus or Deadpool & Wolverine , the former expected to have the edge over the latter with $18M to $17M. Alien: Romulus ends the week with $56.3M at 3,885 locations. It was close on Thursday between the two, with the Fede Alvarez-directed space horror pic doing $2.6M to the Marvel Studios movie’s $2.5M at 3,960 theaters. Alien: Romulus ‘ first week is 20% ahead of 2017’s Alien: Covenant ( $46.8M), but 18% behind that of the highes-grossing Alien movie, 2012’s Prometheus ($68.6M). Covenant ended its run at $74.2M, while Prometheus went all the way to $126.2M stateside. No reviews yet for The Forge, but the Rotten Tomatoes Popcorn Meter says 100%.

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D&W ends Week 4 with $42M and a running total of $558.8M . It hasn’t caught last summer’s Barbie , which ended her domestic runway at $636.2M.

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It Ends with Us from Sony and Wayfarer Studios, ends its second week with $35.2M after a $2.2M Thursday at 3,739 sites. Running total is $108.9M .

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Fathom Events’ Coraline 15th anniversary grossed $1.3M Thursday for first week of $16M , running total of $19.1M at 1,535 locations. The movie’s lifetime cume $101.4M . Wow, Laika.

Universal/Warner Bros’ Twisters , available to watch in the home on digital rental or sell-through, is still a draw on the big screen, taking fifth place at 3,483 theaters with a fifth week of $13.8M , running total of $242.4M after a $776K Thursday.

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