The Bride! has killed an important box office streak for Warner Bros.
The new movie, which was written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, is inspired by the iconic 1935 movie
Bride of Frankenstein. It stars Jessie Buckley in the title role opposite Christian Bale as Frankenstein's Monster.
The Bride! reviews have been middling, with critics giving it
a just-barely Fresh 60% score on Rotten Tomatoes and audiences giving it a less-than-enthusiastic CinemaScore of C+.
Per
Deadline, as of Saturday morning,
The Bride! is projected to earn a 3-day gross between $8 and $10 million at the domestic box office by the end of its opening weekend. This is significantly below the $40 million projections for the opening weekend of fellow new release
Hoppers.
The animated movie is expected to hit No. 1 with
Scream 7 hitting No. 2 in its sophomore weekend, pushing
The Bride! to No. 3. By ceding the No. 1 position to
Pixar's Hoppers,
The Bride! ends Warner Bros.' historic run of No. 1 debuts. The company recently had nine consecutive domestic releases in a row hit No. 1 on their respective opening weekends.
