Warner Bros.‘Ocean’s 8had no trouble fending off the competition this weekend, debuting atop the box office with $41.5 million. TheOcean’s Elevenspin-off had been projected to debut within the $40 million range in its first frame, and it managed to match those expectations with an impressive debut, ending the two-week winning streak of Disney/LucasFilm’sSolo: A Star Wars Story, which dropped to a distant second place with $15.1 million.Ocean’s Eight’s reign may be a short one, withThe Incredibles 2arriving next weekend andJurassic World: Fallen Kingdomin the frame after that, but its debut is still impressive nonetheless.
The $41.5 million debut at thebox officerepresents more than half ofOcean’s 8’s $70 million budget, and even though it only earned $12.2 million overseas for a global opening weekend tally of $53.7 million, it should have no trouble eclipsing its budget and making a solid profit. The opening weekend also managed to be the best inOcean’sfranchise history, beating the debuts of 2001’sOcean’s Eleven($38.1 million), 2004’sOcean’s Twelve($39.1 million) and 2007’sOcean’s Thirteen($36.1 million). We projected a $210 million domestic total forOcean’s Eightin our summer movie predictions piece, and it should easily be able to match or exceed that projection after this opening weekend.
Ocean’s 8opened in 4,145 theaters this weekend, pulling in an impressive $10,012 per-screen average. Dropping to second place this weekend was Disney/LucasFilm’sSolo: A Star Wars Story, which took in $15.1 million in its third frame, bringing its domestic total to $176.1 million, followed byDeadpool 2, which earned $13.6 million in its fourth frame, bringing its domestic total to $278.6 million. Debuting in fourth place isHereditarywith $13 million, earning a decent $4,399 per-screen average from 2,964 theaters.Avengers: Infinity Warrounds out the top 5 with $6.8 million, bringing its domestic total to $654.7 million after seven weeks in theaters.
Rounding out the top 10 isAdrift($5 million),Book Club($4.2 million),Hotel Artemis($3.1 million),Upgrade($2.2 million) andLife of the Party($2.1 million).Hotel Artemisfell far short of expectations, opening in 2,407 theaters but earning a paltry $1,309 per-screen average. Also opening in limited release this weekend was Focus’Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, which debuted with an impressive $470,000, earning a $16,207 per-screen average from just 29 theaters, while Well Go USA’sBelieverearned $144,000 from 32 theaters for a decent $4,500 per-screen average and Gunpowder & Sky’sHearts Beat Loudtook in $74,053 from four theaters for an $18,513 per-screen average.
Looking ahead to next weekend,Ocean’s 8reign at the top will most likely be cut short by the long-awaited Disney Pixar sequelThe Incredibles 2.The Incredibles 2is projected to open in roughly 4,200 theaters, while Warner Bros.‘Tagis expected to open in 3,300 theaters while the foreign sequelRace 3from Yash Raj is also expected to open wide. Take a look at the top 10 estimates below, courtesy ofBox Office Mojo, and check back on Tuesday for next weekend’s predictions.
Ocean’s 8$41.5 million
Solo: A Star Wars Story$15.1 million
Deadpool 2$13.6 million
Hereditary$13 million
Avengers: Infinity War$6.8 million
Adrift$5 million
Book Club$4.2 million
Hotel Artemis$3.1 million
Upgrade$2.2 million
Life of the Party$2.1 million
