One Battle After Another Liberated the Box Office

"Making Leonardo DiCaprio go on New Heightsworked! One Battle After Anotherended the weekend at the top of the box office, with $22.4 million domestic and a global total of $48.5 million. Deadline is reporting that it's the biggest opening for Paul Thomas Anderson in 68 overseas markets, including France, UK, Brazil, and Mexico. The film cost $130 million before marketing, meaning it will have to make over $200 mil to break even. But revolutions are marathons, not sprints. OBAA is expected to have legs, especially when awards season comes around. We'll see what weekend 2 has to say."

"Box office oracles predict OBAA will have better staying power than 2023's Killers of the Flower Moon. That film had a 60% drop-off on week 2. Part of that is because One Battle After Another can be seen in one format after another. There's one more week of Imax showings, and way more weeks of 70MM, film, and VistaVision. Coming in at number 2 was Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie with $13.7 million. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castleadded another $7.1 million to its domestic BO for $118.1 million thus far. And rounding out the top 5 are spooky sequels The Conjuring: Last Ritesand The Strangers - Chapter 2 with $6.86 million and $5.9 million respectively."

One Battle After Another opened at number one with $22.4 million domestic and $48.5 million worldwide, marking Paul Thomas Anderson's biggest opening in 68 overseas markets including France, the UK, Brazil, and Mexico. The production cost was $130 million before marketing, so the film needs over $200 million to break even. Expectations include strong legs through awards season and extended exhibition in premium formats such as Imax, 70MM, film, and VistaVision. Comparative box office notes cite Killers of the Flower Moon's steep second-week drop and list other top releases and their earnings.

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