Will Universal's rom-com 'One Night Only' clear $9 million domestically over Aug 7-9?
50% of users predicted YES — the community missed this one. 2 predictions cast.
Universal's romantic comedy 'One Night Only,' directed by Will Gluck, opened to an estimated $5.7 million domestically from 3,012 theaters over its August 7-9 debut weekend, according to reporting picked up by AOL and Yahoo Entertainment, short of the $9 million mark. The film also drew $1.35 million from Thursday preview and secret screenings, and placed third on the weekend chart behind 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' and 'The Odyssey.'
Despite the soft debut, the movie earned a strong 'B+' CinemaScore from opening-weekend audiences, echoing the trajectory of Gluck's 2023 film 'Anyone But You,' which also opened modestly before becoming a sleeper hit through word of mouth over subsequent weeks. Universal is banking on a similar long-tail run for the $25 million-budgeted film rather than a big opening.
Community sentiment was evenly split at 50% predicting the film would clear $9 million, meaning the vote was effectively a coin flip that landed on the 'no' side of the outcome.