The Social Reckoning opened to about $5.5 million in North America, about one-fifth of Other Mommy's $27.5 million debut for Oct. 9-11. Other Mommy is Universal's horror film starring Jessica Chastain, while The Social Reckoning is Sony's Facebook-leak drama from Aaron Sorkin.
Boxoffice Pro and Mandatory report Other Mommy reached about $45.19 million worldwide, while The Social Reckoning totaled $9 million. The Social Reckoning drew 61.1% of its total at home, while Other Mommy drew strength from 50 overseas markets. The frame gave horror a clear No. 1 and left the drama in fifth place.
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- How far apart were the domestic openings?
- Why did cost change the meaning of the weekend?
- What stories were viewers choosing between?
- Why did the worse-reviewed film win?
How far apart were the domestic openings?
Boxoffice Pro reports Other Mommy earned an estimated $27.5 million from 3,365 screens for an $8,172 average weekend box-office report. That total included $3.6 million in Thursday previews. Sony's drama played smaller and softer by every per-screen measure.
Mandatory notes The Social Reckoning opened fifth with about $5.5 million, below $7-8 million forecasts box-office flop analysis. The film made about one-fifth of Other Mommy's debut from 2,606 screens. For ticket buyers, the choice was not close.
- Other Mommy: 3,365 screens, $8,172 per-screen average
- The Social Reckoning: 2,606 screens, $2,111 per-screen average
- Gap: about five times the domestic gross in the same weekend
Why did cost change the meaning of the weekend?
Associated Press reporting via Daily Reflector puts Other Mommy's production cost at about $19 million Associated Press report. The film came from Universal and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster. Its domestic opening alone covered that production cost.
Mandatory puts The Social Reckoning's cost at about $30 million from Sony and Alcon. Against a $5.5 million domestic start, Sony faced a large shortfall. A low opening hurts more when the budget needs a long run.
What stories were viewers choosing between?
FanBolt describes Other Mommy as Rob Savage's horror film about a mother and the entity wearing her face. Jessica Chastain plays the mother. It adapts Josh Malerman's 2024 novel Incidents Around the House.
Mandatory describes The Social Reckoning as Sorkin's Facebook-leak drama. Mikey Madison plays Frances Haugen, Jeremy Allen White plays reporter Jeff Horwitz, and Jeremy Strong plays Mark Zuckerberg. David Fincher and Jesse Eisenberg did not return.
Why did the worse-reviewed film win?
Flickering Myth reports Other Mommy earned 18% on Rotten Tomatoes and a D+ CinemaScore Flickering Myth breakdown. The Social Reckoning earned 54-55% and a B- by the same measures. Reviews alone did not decide turnout.
Boxoffice Pro and Flickering Myth link Universal's marketing to the win despite weak word-of-mouth. Sony's older-male audience stayed away. The Social Reckoning kept 61.1% of its $9 million total in North America.