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3 day / Total So Far / Projected Final
1. Sonic the Hedgehog - $40m / $40m / $140m
2. The Photograph - $18m / $18m / $52m
3. Birds of Prey - $16.5m / $60m / $100m
4. Fantasy Island - $14m / $14m / $36m
5. Bad Boys For Life - $7m / $177m / $196m
6. 1917 - $6m / $142.5m / $158m
7. Downhill - $4m / $4m / $13m
**Parasite - $4m / $41.5m / $50m
9. Dolittle - $3.5m / $69m / $78m
10. Jumanji: The Next Level - $3m / $303m / $311m

Birds of Prey disappointed last weekend. The combination of the R-rating and Warner's tonally inconsistent marketing probably explained the lighter than expected performance. It should still leg out to $100m, and might be able to be saved by overseas numbers. Four openers this weekend, led by the delayed Sonic the Hedgehog. With the family market ready for something new, it should do decent numbers. The Photograph should do brisk numbers, but will probably be frontloaded given the holiday opening. Fantasy Island will be another one weekend wonder, still profitable because of the Blumhouse model of fast, cheap releases. Downhill might have trouble making the top 10 depending on holds. I'm more optimistic about its numbers than many other prognosticators, and I have it less than $5m.  Neon is giving Parasite a big push because of its Oscar wins. The film will go into 2,000+ locations, something I've read only 3 other foreign films have done. The buzz on it might be able to carry it to $50m, despite being available for home viewing.