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‘Other Mommy’ and ‘The Social Reckoning’ box office
L-R: ‘Other Mommy’ and ‘The Social Reckoning’
Universal Pictures; Sony Pictures; Everett Collection
: The Social Reckoning from Sony opened considerably below forecasts with a $5.5 million launch as audiences shrugged at Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook takedown pic. Universal horror Other Mommy starring Jessica Chastain easily held its no. 1 spot at the box office through the weekend with a strong $27.5 million debut despite dismal reviews.
Some distributors noted Hurricane Isaias, which made landfall in the Gulf Region late Friday evening, saying it hampered some box-office in the Southern/Gulf areas.
The October 9–11 domestic marketplace is estimated at $85.157 million, down 15.6% from last weekend and up 18.5% from the comparable weekend in 2025, as per Rentrak.
Year-to-date domestic box office through October 11 totals $8.07 billion, compared with $6.75 billion through October 11, 2025, an increase of 19.6%. Domestic box office crossed $8 billion on Friday, October 9.
Verity is in second place in week 2 after its opening secured the second best big screen debut for a Colleen Hoover novel and was also no. 1 worldwide. The majority of the audience skewed female for the romantic thriller. A big chunk of Verity‘s business comes from the South and South Central U.S. and the film’s Saturday grosses took a hit from Hurricane Isaias.
Chart updating, reflective of Saturday and Sunday numbers:
1. Other Mommy (Universal), 3,365 theaters Fri $12.6M Sat $8.95M Sun $5.95M 3-day $27.5M/Wk 1
2. Verity (Amazon MGM), 3,572 theaters Fri $4M Sat $4.4M Sun $3.1M 3-day $11.5M (-64%) Total $53.9M/Wk 2
3. Resident Evil (Sony), 3,085 theaters, Fri $2.32M Sat $3.49M Sun $2.53, 3-day $8.35M (-35%) Total $138.5M/Wk 4
4 Heart Of The Beast (Paramount) 3,365 theaters Fri $1.9M Sat $3M Sun $2M 3-day $7.1M (-35%) Total $49.6MM/Wk 3
5. The Social Reckoning (Sony) 2,606 theaters Fri $2.25M Sat $1.76M Sun $1.49M 3-day $5.5M/Wk 1
6. Forgotten Island (Universal) 2,898 theaters Fri $1.1M Sat $1.9M Sat $1.5M 3-day $4.5M (-38%) Total $30.3M/Wk 3
7. Primetime (A24) 2,269 theaters Fri $1.26M Sat $1.57M Sun $1.18M 3-day $4M (-48% Total $41M/Wk 3
8. Digger (Warner Bros.) 3,321 theaters Fri $9757K Sat $1.3M Sun $915K 3-day $3.2M (-60%) Total $14.4M/Wk 2
9. Angel And The Bad Man (Angel Studios) 2,263 Fri $935K Sat $671k Sun $457k 3-day$2.06M/Wk 1
10. The Odyssey (Universal) 560 theaters, Fri $530k $840k $630k 3-day $2M (+54%) $623M/Wk 13
Stepping in at no. 11 is Fathom Entertainment’s release of Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth 20th Anniversary with an estimated $1.66 million from 1,168 locations. The 2006 film is set in post-war Spain as young girl discovers a mysterious labyrinth and a magical world while living under the rule of her brutal stepfather. Stars Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú and Doug Jones.
SATURDAY UPDATE: Horror Other Mommy from Universal is now eyeing a $28 million weekend with 3,365 playdates, barreling ahead atop the box office. The film is so far playing well across the board but best in the West, South and South Central U.S, with LA’s AMC Burbank the top grossing cinema.
Tracking was strong on this out of the gate with an effective campaign. Early numbers are shrugging off a soft D+ CinemaScore and PostTrak at 47% in the top two boxes and a not great 33% definite recommend. It’s sitting at 18% with RT critics, 46% with audiences — all of which could impact the longevity of its run. But maybe not. Is mommy horror especially, creepily alluring? (Will be back with stats on that.) Demos are 51% male to 49% female. The largest cohort is 18- to 24-year-olds at 38%.
In week two, Amazon MGM’s R-rated psychological thriller Verity takes the no. 2 spot with a decent hold, grossing $4 million Friday from 3,572 theaters for an early 3-day weekend estimate of $14.2 million (-56%). The cume now stands at $56.6 million. Directed by Michael Showalter with a screenplay by Nick Antosca based on the Colleen Hoover bestselling book, it stars Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett.
Similar week two drop as another Hoover adaptation, Reminders Of Him, from Universal back in March.
Columbia Pictures’ Resident Evil continues to hold well grossing $2.3 million on Friday at 3,085 locations for an estimated $8.2 million in week 4 (-35%), bringing its latest domestic total to $138.4 million through Sunday. Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) reinvents the popular franchise in an all-new story starring Zach Cherry, Kali Reis and Paul Walter Hauser.
Paramount’s survival thriller Heart Of The Beast is looking at a $6.9M weekend (down 37%) at 3,365 theaters in its third weekend out for acume of $49.5M. It made $1.96M Friday. The David Ayer film has an A- CinemaScore, a 94% RT audience score, great staying power. A retired Special Forces veteran (Brad Pitt) and his combat dog must survive the harsh Alaskan wilderness after a plane crash.
Columbia Pictures and Alcon Entertainment’s The Social Reckoning made $2.15 million on Friday from 2,606 locations. The film is projected to open to $6 million for the weekend.
Inspired by true events and the whistleblower who started the social media reckoning we’re seeing play out today, this Aaron Sorkin original screenplay is a companion piece to the hit film The Social Network and a true David and Goliath story. Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison), a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White), a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network. Written and directed by Aaron Sorkin.
Cinemascore is B-. Audiences like it more than critics at 70% vs 54% Rotten Tomatoes scores. PostTrak: At 75% in the top two boxes and a 59% definite recommend. Demos are 75% male/43% female and 25 to 34-year-olds with 28% of the audience 25-34. Played very well on the coasts with the West and the East representing 54% of the overall gross. AMC Lincoln Square in NY is the leading location.
That said, The Social Network opened to $22M and legged out to $97M back in 2010 as the hugely entertaining origin story of Facebook and its bizarre founder Mark Zuckerberg grabbed the zeitgeist. The massive power wielded by Zuckerberg and other tech titans has only grown since and is certainly worth exploring, but the WSJ stories and Haugen’s explosive testimony before Congress were back in 2021, well covered and much has happened since, except any dramatic fallout for Facebook. It may be that general public is less intrigued at this point by the ills of social media as by AI which is now leading the national conversation.
Universal’s PG-rated Forgotten Island is forging on in week 3 with no real competition in the kids’ market (until Cat In The Hat in November). CinemaScore is a solid A and the DreamWorks Amination film by Joel Crawford and Januel P. Mercado sits at 95% and 96% with RT critics/auds. The projected 3-day weekend is $5.2 million (-27%) after $1.1M Friday for a projected new cume of about $30 million.
A24’s Primetime ($1.26M weekend, 2,269 screens, est. week 3 cume $38.7M); Digger ($3M weekend, 3,321 screens, est. week 2 cume $14M); Angel And The Bad Man ($935K opening, 2,263 screens); and, notably, The Odyssey look to round out the top ten. After a week hiatus, The Odyssey reclaimed lucrative 70MM Imax prints for a nearly 60% jump in box office this weekend. The Christopher Nolan film — in week 18 –has a projected 3-day gross of $2 million at 560 locations for a cume of $622 million.
FRIDAY PM: Mom is bringing home the bacon. Other Mommy is on track for a $27.5 million opening weekend on 3,365 screens to top the domestic box office. This despite some scathing reviews for the Universal Pictures release by Rob Savage from producer James Wan and Blumhouse Atomic Monster. Jessica Chastain stars in dual roles as real mom and mom creature.
Horror films are a good bet Halloween month and this one topped expectations for Thursday previews of $3.6 million leading into a solid weekend. Friday is at $12.3 million. The number is solid especially given a $19 million budget.
Good comps are Universal’s The Black Phone 1 and 2 with, respectively, $23.6M and $27.3M opening weekends after $3 million and $2.6 million in Thursday previews. U’s The Exorcist: Believer debuted to $26.5M after $2.85 in previews.
The Social Reckoning from Sony Pictures is indeed struggling at no. 5 after soft previews ($650k) with Friday at $2.3M and the three-day weekend $6M at 2,606 locations. That’s on the lower end of initial projections of about $7M.
The comp was Digger last week, the costly Warner Bros. debacle that opened to $8 million, after $1.2 million in previews. The Aaron Sorkin film (after incentives) cost $30M, significantly less than the Tom Cruise-starring climate change romp, and was 50% financed by Alcon. Reviews were not good here either but matter more as the Facebook-Mark Zuckerberg takedown aims for a more picky crowd than the one turning out for a stretchy mommy.
Backing up, no. 2 for the weekend is Amazon MGM’s Verity in week 2 on 3,572 screens with $3.7 million Friday, a $13.3M weekend and a cume of $55.6 million total for the romantic thriller from the Colleen Hoover novel.
Sony’s Resident Evil is third in week 4 on 3,085 screens with a Friday around $7M for an estimated cume of $137M.
Paramount’s survival thriller Heart Of The Beast is in fourth place in week 3 at 3,365 theaters with an anticipated Friday take of $6.2M for a $49M cume.
A24’s Primetime, Digger and Angel And The Bad Man from Angel Studios round out the top ten.
FRIDAY AM: Universal Pictures release Other Mommy saw a strong $3.6M from previews beginning at 2 p.m. Thursday from 2,850 theaters and opens today on 3,365 screens. The Social Reckoning is reckoning with $650k
