A Quiet Place: Day One has passed two major box office milestones at once. The new movie is a prequel following the arrival of the sound-hunting alien monsters that have plagued the post-apocalyptic world of the franchise. The A Quiet Place: Day One box office kicked off with a bang when it opened to $52.2 million, earning the best debut of the three-movie franchise so far. The movie’s gross quickly ballooned past $100 million at the domestic box office by the end of its second week in theaters.

Per Deadline, A Quiet Place: Day One is performing just as well in international markets. During its third weekend in theaters, the movie has dashed past the $100 million milestone in international markets. Combined with its domestic gross, this means that it has also passed the $200 million milestone worldwide at the same time. So far, only 10 movies from 2024 have made more than $200 million, with Day One landing at No. 9 above Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire ($201.8 million).

How A Quiet Place: Day One Compares To The Rest Of The Franchise

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So far, the new prequel is performing admirably, turning out a solid worldwide gross against its budget of $67 million. However, it is also performing well by the standards of the previous entries in the franchise. While it has fallen somewhat behind the overall gross of the original installment, it is climbing at a rapid pace that could see it overtaking 2021’s Part II before long. Below, see a breakdown of the domestic and international performance of the A Quiet Place movies:

Ultimately, every movie in the franchise has performed slightly better in North America than it has internationally, perhaps because of the specifically American setting. All three movies have so far taken place in New York state, with the prequel moving the action from upstate New York to the island of Manhattan. Thus, the A Quiet Place: Day One release is showing the same amount of international potential as either of the previous movies, presuming it can keep climbing at the international box office at the same rate as the domestic sphere.

Ultimately, this means that A Quiet Place: Day One would have to beat the previous installments on the domestic front if it wants to climb up the chart. Having taken 13 days to make $100 million in that market, as opposed to the first movie’s 10 days and the second movie’s 20, it could be able to exactly thread the needle between the two. However, that remains to be seen, as it could face major competition from next weekend’s new release, the disaster movie sequel Twisters.

Source: Deadline