Box Office: ‘Night Swim’ Opens to $12M, ‘Wonka’ Leads Overall as Post-Holiday Doldrums Begin
Box Office: ‘Night Swim’ Opens to $12M, ‘Wonka’ Leads Overall as Post-Holiday Doldrums Begin 'Night Swim' is the latest offering from horror maestros Jason Blum and James Wan. Overseas, the pic earned $5.7 million from its first raft of markets for a global start of $17.7 million. Night Swim swam to $12 million in its domestic box office opening, good enough for a second-place finish behind Christmas holdover Wonka. Produced by horror maestros Jason Blum and James Wan, Night Swim was the weekend’s only new wide release as the post-holiday doldrums begin. Domestic revenue was down a steep 18 percent from the same frame in 2023. The Universal horror pic, playing in North American 3,250 theaters, came in slightly ahead of expectations despite scathing reviews and a C CinemaScore from audiences, although it didn’t come anywhere near to matching the $30.4 million opening of Universal and Blumhouse’s M3GAN on the same weekend a year ago. Overseas, the film took in $5.7 million from