Leonardo DiCaprio’s "One Battle After Another" Kicks Off w/ $22 Million

[JamesG]

Leonardo DiCaprio’s One Battle After Another Kicks Off with $22 Million
by Rebecca Rubin
Sept. 28, 2025


Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s comedic action thriller One Battle After Another topped box office charts in its debut, collecting $22.4 million from 3,634 North American theaters over the weekend.

The film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as an ex-revolutionary on the run, added another $26.1 million internationally for a global tally of $48.5 million.




Gabby’s Dollhouse debuted in second place with $13.5 million from 3,500 North American theaters, squarely in line with projections.

The G-rated film, based on the hit Netflix series aimed at pre-schoolers, earned a coveted “A+” grade on CinemaScore exit polls, which could extend its theatrical life.




The Conjuring: Last Rites landed at the No. 3 spot with $6.9 million.

The paranormal sequel is also breaking records with $161.5 million domestically and $435 million globally, by far the biggest installment in the long-running franchise.




The Strangers: Chapter 2 landed at No. 4 with a tepid $5.9 million from 2,650 theaters in its first weekend of release. That’s far below the prior installment in the series, The Strangers: Chapter 1.

The first slasher reboot launched to $12 million in 2024 and ultimately earned $48 million globally. Although the sequel is unlikely to near those box office heights, the film cost just $8.5 million to produce.




A major sleeper hit, Demon Slayer has generated $118.1 million domestically after three weekends to stand as the biggest anime release ever in North America.

Business has been even bigger overseas with $487.3 million for a monster global tally of $605.4 million.




Universal’s Him, a sports thriller produced by Jordan Peele, collected $3.8 million, a painful 71% decline from its debut dropping to 6th place. Ticket sales stand at $20.9 million domestically and $21 million globally.

Sony's A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, a romantic drama starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, tumbled all the way to 11th place with $1.2 million, plunging 63% from last weekend.

So far, it has earned $5.8 million in North America and $8 million overseas against a $45 million budget.

https://variety.com/2025/film/box-of...io-1236533304/





September 26-28, 2025: Weekend Studio Estimates

1. One Battle After Another $22,400,000
2. Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie $13,700,000
3. The Conjuring: Last Rites $6,860,000 / $161,454,110
4. The Strangers: Chapter 2 $5,900,000
5. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie - Infinity Castle $4,865,000 / $115,940,847
6. Him $3,650,000 / $20,793,925
7. The Long Walk $3,400,000 / $28,814,237
8. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale $3,300,000 / $38,907,990
9. Spider-Man / Spider-Man 2 / Spider-Man 3 (Fathom 2025) $2,250,977
10. Dead of Winter $1,054,000

[dakert]

Glad to see The Conjuring doing well