“The Dog Stars” key art featuring Josh Brolin, Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley and Guy Pearce.
20th Century Studios
The Dog Stars, director Ridley Scotts post-apocalyptic tale starring Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley and Josh Brolin, is projected to drop big in its second weekend of release after an already weak opening frame at the box office.
Based on Peter Hellers bestselling novel of the same name from 2012, The Dog Stars follows a pilot, Hig (Elordi), and a survivalist, Bangley (Brolin), as they venture into treacherous surroundings after they receive a mysterious radio transmission. Qualley plays a medic, Cima, while Guy Pearce also stars as her former Navy SEAL father, Jack.
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Produced by 20th Century Studios, The Dog Stars got off to a rough opening weekend at the box office, earning $7.7 million from 3,330 North American theaters Aug. 28-30 against a net $70 production budget (via Deadline) before marketing costs. Unfortunately for The Dog Stars, its second weekend in theaters — which is extended a day thanks to Labor Day on Monday — isnt looking any better.
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According to Deadline, The Dog Stars is projected to make $2.5 million through Sunday —$3.5 million over the four-day holiday weekend — which marks a 64% drop in business from its first three-day frame. If the projection holds, The Dog Stars — which opened at No. 5 at the domestic box office on its first weekend — will tumble, best-case scenario, to the No. 9 spot in its second frame.
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Currently, Sony Pictures/Crunchyroll‘s Akira is also projected by Deadline to earn $3.5 million through Monday, so, depending on the final domestic tally, it’s conceivable that either The Dog Stars or Akira drops to the No. 10 slot.
Tom Holland in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.”
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The good news for Spider-Man: Brand New Day is poised to continue throughout Labor Day weekend, as Sony projects the film will earn $17.2 million through Sunday and $22 million through Monday to take the No. 1 spot at the box office for the sixth straight week. Should the projection hold, it will boost Spider-Man: Brand New Days running tally to $922 million through Monday.
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Deadline projects that Christopher Nolan‘s epic adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey will finish for the sixth consecutive week at No. 2 domestically with a holiday weekend tally of $16.4 million. Should the projection hold, it will boost the running domestic tally for the Universal Pictures release to $588.1 million.
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In addition, Deadline projects the Paramount Pictures Civil Rights thriller, By Any Means — starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg — to open at No. 4 with $7 million through Sunday and $8.5 million through Monday.