‘Saw X’ Slices Through Tough Competition to Claim Top Spot in Domestic Box Office Debut

The Big Picture Lionsgate’s Saw X, the 10th installment in the long-running horror franchise, is looking at a strong $18.6 million opening weekend haul after grossing $8 million on Friday. The film is being viewed as something of a return to form for the series, which experienced record lows with its last entry, 2021’s Spiral: From the Book of Saw.

To virtually everybody’s surprise, Saw X has earned by far the best reviews in the franchise’s history, and was awarded a “certified fresh” badge on Rotten Tomatoes with an 87% score. It also earned a B CinemaScore from opening day audiences, which is stupendous for a horror movie. But even without Thursday previews, PAW Patrol 2 will probably sneak past both Saw X and The Creator to claim the top spot at box office this weekend.

By comparison, the first PAW Patrol movie was released day-and-date in theaters and on the Paramount+ streaming service, at a far scarier time during the pandemic. Despite that, the movie ended up grossing $40 million domestically on the back of a $13 million debut. PAW Patrol 2 is nearly doubling that opening, months after The Super Mario Bros. Movie entertained starved-for-content younger audiences.

Three New Movies Will Grab the Top Three Spots this Weekend 20th Century Studios’ original science-fiction film The Creator grossed $5.5 million on Friday, and is estimated to make a rather underwhelming $15 million over the weekend. Much has been said about the film’s near-guerilla production, which took place on location in several countries across the globe and supposedly saved the studio untold millions.

The fourth and fifth spots went to holdover sequels The Nun II and A Haunting in Venice. While the latest Conjuring Universe installment is looking at a $5 million fourth weekend, the third entry in director-star Kenneth Branagh’s murder mystery series will likely add $4 million to its domestic total in its third weekend. Stay tuned to Collider for more box office updates.

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