'Other Mommy' Box Office Wins Opening Weekend; 'Social Reckoning' Soft

Key Points:

• Universal Pictures' horror film Other Mommy debuted at number one at the box office, grossing $12.6 million on Friday and projecting around $28 million for the weekend, surpassing its $20 million opening forecast.
• Despite its strong opening, Other Mommy received poor audience and critical reception, earning a D+ CinemaScore and a 19% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics calling it mostly vacuous and poorly developed.
• Sony Pictures' The Social Reckoning underperformed expectations, earning about $6 million over the weekend, below the projected $7 million, with mixed reviews and a 54% critic approval rating, contrasting with the highly acclaimed 2010 film The Social Network.
• Specialty releases included Chris Rock's Misty Green, which earned $27,000 from limited release, and Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary Musk, which took in $28,000 from four screens, while the documentary NAZA faced protests during its screenings.
• Other notable box office performers include Amazon MGM Studios' Verity expected to earn $14.2 million in its second weekend, Sony's Resident Evil aiming for $8.2 million in its fourth weekend, and Paramount’s Heart of the Beast projected to add $6.7 million in its third weekend.