Box Office Update: How to Make a Killing and Psycho Killer Flop Badly

It seems like audiences aren’t too keen on the two murder-themed new releases this weekend, with Deadline reporting that GOAT is all but certain to take the box office crown away from WB’s Wuthering Heights (just as we predicted) as the new releases flop. Glen Powell’s mixed recent run at the box office continues with How to Make a Killing, an A24 movie that’s only looking at a $3 million weekend, making this his second flop in a row after Paramount’s The Running Man remake.

While Powell has received acclaim for his starring roles, it could be that the Hollywood hype machine hasn’t done him any favors, with him signing on to so many projects (including Hulu’s Chad Powers) that he’s become a tad overexposed — something that often happens when Hollywood tries to propel someone to stardom. The same thing almost happened to Powell’s Anyone But You co-star Sydney Sweeney, but she had a major hit with Lionsgate’s The Housemaid. Powell has a mystery project with J.J. Abrams coming out later this year, so that might do the trick for him.

At least it’s performing better than 20th Century Studios’ Psycho Killer, which sat on the shelf for years and is only getting a modest release this weekend on about 1,100 screens, with it looking at a $2 million weekend. It’s a shock this wasn’t sent straight to Hulu, as the reviews (including one from our own Tyler Nichols) have been brutal.

The box office crown will likely be taken by GOAT, with it looking to beat Wuthering Heights in week two, as it’s on track for about $15.7 million compared to roughly $14 million for the latter. That said, it’s early and the positions could still flip-flop. I Can Only Imagine 2 will easily take third place with about $8 million, while Crime 101 isn’t far behind with around $6 million or so.

We’ll be back tomorrow with a full box office roundup.

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