The movie 'Civil War' will remain the number one movie at the box office this weekend, beating the opening weekends of 'Abigail' and 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,' with a total of $11.1 million in its second weekend.
This is a decent performance for 'Civil War,' as it dropped 56% from its $25.5 million opening weekend, bringing its total domestic earnings to $44.8 million. The film is expected to be a modest box office success despite its $50 million budget, thanks to foreign presales. A24 is also expanding its release strategy for films and investing more in marketing.
Following closely behind 'Civil War' is 'Abigail,' which earned $10.2 million in its opening weekend from 3,384 theaters. This is a respectable performance for an April genre film given its reported $28 million production budget.
'Abigail' has received positive reviews from both critics and audiences, with Rotten Tomatoes scores of 83% from critics and 88% from audiences, as well as a B rating from CinemaScore. The film's gory and darkly humorous story about criminals unknowingly taking a vampire girl hostage has resonated well with viewers. With no major horror releases in the next few weekends, 'Abigail' has the potential to draw in horror fans.
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