‘Speak No Evil’ Shouts $1.3M In Previews, But ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Will Rule Friday The 13th Weekend – Box Office

If it’s Friday the 13th, and you’re a studio (especially Blumhouse), you don’t miss the opportunity to program a genre film, and that’s Speak No Evil this weekend. The James Watkins directed, written and produced movie made $1.3M from previews last night that began at 2PM. The Universal distributed title is expected to do around $10M off good reviews at 87% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Audience score stands at 86%.

Meanwhile, Warner Bros. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice minted $4.5M at 4,575 theaters, ending its first week at $136.4M. The Tim Burton directed sequel is expected to do around $40M+ in weekend 2, which will be the second best weekend at the September domestic box office.

Lionsgate has the Dave Bautista action comedy, The Killer’s Game, which grossed $300k from last night’s preview shows. The film will open today in 2,623 locations.