Will The Rock's Rampage Ravage A Quiet Place at the Box Office?

Paramount’s low-budget thrillerA Quiet Placedebuted with an impressive $50 million this weekend, more than double its $17 million budget. While it likely won’t suffer a massive drop this weekend, its box office reign will seemingly be a short one. Four more newcomers hit theaters in wide release this weekend, and we’re projecting that New Line’s monstrous video game adaptationRampagewill come out on top with a projected $42.3 million. This action-adventure will easily beat outTruth or Dare,Sgt. Stubby: An American HeroandBorg vs. McEnroe, along withIsle of Dogs, which is expanding nationwide.

Of the four newcomers, and the expandingIsle of Dogs,Rampageis easily the widest release, projected to open in over 3,950 theaters, with its final count most likely coming over the 4,000 theater mark. Universal’sTruth or Dare, the latest from low-budget hit-maker Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Productions company, is slated to arrive in roughly 3,000 theaters, whileIsle of Dogsis expected to expand to 1,750 theaters, roughly 1,200 more than last weekend.Isle of Dogsis already a hit with critics, scoring a 92% Rotten Tomatoes rating during its first three weekends in limited release, where it earned an impressive $12.1 million, even rising to the 10th spot last weekend when it earned $4.5 million.

As for the rest of the newcomers,Borg vs. McEnroe, which stars Shia LaBeouf and Sverrir Gudnason astennis greats John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg, has scored an impressive 79% on Rotten Tomatoes, but there aren’t enough reviews in forRampage,Truth or DareorSgt. Stubby: An American Heroquite yet, but that will change in the days to come. The earliest projections forRampageput it in the $20 million range, but last month’s projections came in at $35 million, and given the rising star power of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who is coming off the surprise global blockbusterJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,Rampageis expected to exceed expectations.

As for the rest of the newcomers, they won’t come close toRampageor last weekend’s winnerA Quiet Place, which we’re projecting should still be able tocapitalize on its incredible buzzand 96% RT score to pull off an impressive second weekend tally of $31.6 million. We’re predicting that the top 5 will be rounded out byReady Player Onein third place with $13.2 million,Blockersin fourth with $12.6 million andTruth or Darein fifth place with $9.4 million. We’re projecting the top 10 will be rounded out byBlack Panther($6.1 million),I Can Only Imagine($5.8 million),Borg vs. McEnroe($4.2 million)Isle of Dogs($4.1 million) andSgt Stubby: An American Hero($2.8 million).

Looking ahead to next weekend, three newcomers arrive in wide release, Fox Searchlight’s long-awaited comedy sequelSuper Troopers 2, Lionsgate’s thrillerTraffikand STX Entertainment’s comedyI Feel Pretty. Then the massive summer movie season will get started a bit early with the arrival ofAvengers: Infinity Waron April 27, after its surprise shift from its May 4 date. Take a look at the projected top 10 below, and check back on Sunday for the estimates, courtesy ofBox Office Mojo.