One Battle AFTER ANOTHER Box Office on Track to Break Paul Thomas Anderson’s All-Time Record


UPDATE: 2025/09/28 13:00 EST by Allison Hambrick
This article was original Written Saturday pm and has been updated Sunday pm with up-to-date Box Office Projections, A Chart, and Further Analysis.
One Battle AFTER ANOTHER CLAIMED The Top Spot At the Domestic Box Office in Its Debut Weekend. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, The Film Stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio del Toro, Chase Infiniti, Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, and Sean Penn.
During Its Friday Opening, The Film Earned $ 8.8 Million, Including Previews. Over The Next Two Days, It Worked Up To A $22.4 Million Debut Weekend Domestically. Notably, 52% of these Ticket Sales Come from Premium forms Such as IMAX. Worldwide, One Battle AFTER ANOTHER Ultimately grossed a $ 48.5 Million Opening haul.
A Very Different Film from One Battle AFTER ANOTHER, Gabby’s Dollhouse is poised to take home Silver in its opening Weekend. The Children’s Movie Brought in $ 4.3 Million During Its Friday Showings, and Its Overall Weekend is Project at A $ 13.6 million domestic opening.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle Remains in the top five at the Box Office. The anime movie Pulled in $ 1.8 Million on Friday, with Projections for this Weekend Predicting a $ 6.8 million haul. The Hit’s Box Office Currently sits at $ 117.8 Million dantically.
Still Holding Strong, The Conjouring: Last RITE Currently sits at fourth. The Record-Breaking Horror Film Brought in $ 1.95 Million on Friday, and it has netted $ 6.7 million By Sunday, Slightly Below the initial forecast of $ 7.1 million for this weekend. This Wauld Bring Its Total Domestic Gross to $ 161.2 Million.
Coming in Fifth Place, The Strangers – Chapter 2 Debut on Friday with a Disappointing $ 2.4 Million at the Domestic Box Office, with an opening of $ 5.3 to $ 5.8 million. Trailing Bebind Is HymWhich Earned $ 1.1 Million on Friday and $ 3.8 million Over The Weekend, Bringing Its Domestic Gross to $ 20.9 million.
#The # |
Title |
3-day total |
Cumulative (domestic) |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
One Battle AFTER ANOTHER |
$ 22.4 million |
$ 22.4 million |
2 |
Gabby’s Dollhouse |
$ 13.6 million |
$ 13.6 million |
3 |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle |
$ 6.8 million |
$ 117.8 Million |
4 |
The Conjouring: Last RITE |
$ 6.7 million |
$ 161.2 Million |
5 |
The Strangers – Chapter 2 |
$ 5.3– $ 5.8 million |
$ 5.3– $ 5.8 million |
What this means for one battle after another, Gabby’s Dollhouse, and the Strangers – Chapter 2
Touted as a top concent in the 2026 Oscars race, One Battle AFTER ANOTHER was made on a Budget of $ 130 to $ 140 million. It is generaly acceptted that a film Needs to make two-and-half times its budget to be profitable. Nor Such, One Battle AFTER ANOTHER Waled Need BetWeen $ 325 Million and $ 350 Million to Break Eve.
The film has extrmely positive Word-of-Mouth, with a 96% critic score and 86% audience score on rotten tomatoes. Positive Between Reception, Oscar Buzz, and A $ 48.5 Million Opening, One Battle AFTER ANOTHER’S Box Office so far lays a solid foundation for profitability. It is Also the top opening ever for one of Anderson’s Films.
On the Other Hand, Gabby’s Dollhouse Has an Interesting Run ahead of it. Critics and Audiences Alike Gave it a Warm Reception, and Its Budget is $ 32 Million, Placing Its Breakeven Point at $ 80 Million. Additionally, it is fairly unopposed with the children’s film Genre Currently, signaling that it is struggle.
While The Strangers – Chapter 2 Debuting at Fifth Place Sounds Like A Box Office Disaster, Its Budget All But Guarantees The Film Will Recoup Most of Its Costs. All three films in the ongoing horror trilogy were made for a reported $ 8.5 million, with a breakven point of $ 21.25 million.
The Strangers – Chapter 1 Made $ 48.2 Million During Its Run, SO the Second and Third Entries Could theoretically be releassed for Mostly profit. Howver, Both Films Were Critically Panned and Poorly Received, Meaning it May Not Hold Well AFTER its opening.
Our Take on One Battle AFTER AOOTHER AND THIS Week’s Other Box Office Openings
One Battle AFTER ANOTHER Dominating the Box Office is Hardly a Surprise As a Collaboration BetWeen Anderson and Dicaprio, THOUGT ITS BUDGET RUNS The risk of hindering its profitability. Undoubtedly, it will Also have longer legs at the Box Office Than Gabby’s Dollhouse or The Strangers – Chapter 2. While the 2026 Oscars race is much too away to call, One Battle AFTER ANOTHER is off to a Strong Start at the Box Office.