New Horror Movie With 85% Rotten Tomatoes Score May Topple Civil War At The Box Office This Weekend

Abigail is positioned to potentially overtake Civil War at the box office this weekend. Civil War is a political thriller from writer-director Alex Garland that hit theaters on April 12. Abigail is a soon-to-be released horror film about a group of killers who kidnaps a young ballerina girl only to discover that she is secretly a murderous vampire.

As per Variety, new box office predictions for this weekend say that Abigail could beat out Civil War at the box office. The source predicts that Abigail will take in between $12 million and $15 million at the domestic box office during its debut this weekend. Civil War is looking at between $10 to $15 million. If these projections turn out to be true, Abigail would top the box office domestically this weekend, with Civil War coming in second. Fellow new releases The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and Spy x Family Code: White are both looking at roughly $5-6 million.

Will Abigail Be a 2024 Horror Hit?

Civil War has had an impressive box office run since opening last weekend. It brought in an impressive $25.7 million domestically during its debut weekend, setting a record for the largest debut for A24 in their history. This record is notable because Civil War’s budget of $50 million also made the film the highest budget in their history. Because of these huge records, Abigail beating Civil War would be even more notable for the horror film.

Civil War’s reviews have been as positive as its box office. The film has a universally positive 82% on Rotten Tomatoes for its critics score, and a 77% audience approval rating. While these scores make Civil War an additional force to be reckoned with, Abigail’s early reviews are also positive. At the time of writing, Abigail holds an 85% on Rotten Tomatoes with 41 critics. Abigail does not yet have an audience score, but this positive critical reception is a great sign.

Abigail’s reviews and buzz are just positive enough that the film could manage to follow through on their high box office predictions. After all, the spring has started off well for horror, with The First Omen bringing in a respectable $8.3 million during opening weekend, with a $36.2 million worldwide gross to date. If Abigail does end up bringing in the higher end of its estimated range, the film could be on its way to becoming the biggest horror debut of 2024 so far.

Source: Variety