The Numbers Weekend Preview News Articles - June 2025

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Weekend predictions: F1 roaring to $50 million or more, while M3GAN 2.0 stalls

June 27, 2025

F1: The Movie

F1: The Movie is set to zoom to the top of the box office chart this weekend with an opening exceeding $50 million, setting the record for a live action movie based on motor sports by topping Talldega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Meanwhile, M3GAN 2.0 looks as though it is paying the price for straying too far from its roots, with a debut likely well under $20 million. More...

Weekend predictions: 28 Years and Elio start out strong, but final weekend results uncertain

June 20, 2025

28 Years Later

28 Years Later and Elio have both posted strong preview numbers, with Sony reporting $5.8 million for the horror movie, and Disney picking up $3 million from Pixar’s latest offering. How that will translate into final weekend numbers depends on two factors. As usual, word-of-mouth and general momentum play a major role, but this weekend we have the added complication of Juneteenth falling on Thursday. That will have boosted box office, but we don’t know by how much exactly. How to Train Your Dragon is widely viewed as the favorite to win the weekend, but there’s still some room for a surprise. More...

Weekend predictions: How to Train Your Dragon heading to roaring opening

June 13, 2025

How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon looks like a good bet to post the third-best weekend of the year after a strong set of previews on Wednesday and Thursday. Whether it can hit $100 million on debut, like Lilo & Stitch and A Minecraft Movie, will depend heavily on how it performs through the tail-end of the weekend. More...

Weekend predictions: Ballerina looking likely to finish second to Lilo & Stitch this weekend

June 6, 2025

Ballerina

Lilo & Stitch looks likely to stay top of the box office chart this weekend as Ballerina needs to pick up pace a little from its $3.75 million in previews to reach $30 million this weekend. Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme will be aiming for the top half of the top 10 as it expands wide, and three other films debut in over 600 theaters this weekend. More...