'Other Mommy' To Lead Frame; 'Social Reckoning' A Misfire
Deadline • • entertainment
Key Points:
- This weekend’s box office is shaped by MLB playoff games and NFL action, with studios opting for lower-budget films targeting specific demographics rather than major tentpole releases.
- Blumhouse’s horror film "Other Mommy," starring Jessica Chastain, is expected to debut around $20 million across 3,200 sites, capitalizing on the Halloween season and Chastain’s past horror success.
- Aaron Sorkin’s "The Social Reckoning," a follow-up to "The Social Network," opens with modest expectations around $8 million, facing mixed critical reception and competition from the highly anticipated AI-themed film "Artificial."
- Additional releases include the western "Angel and the Badman" and a 20th-anniversary rerelease of Guillermo del Toro’s "Pan’s Labyrinth," while Amazon MGM’s "Verity" is projected to see a significant second-weekend box office decline.
