Brief
‘Other Mommy’ tops Friday box office with $12.6 M, ‘The Social Reckoning’ opens at $2.15 M
Variety reports that ‘Other Mommy’ led Friday’s U.S. box office with $12.6 million, while ‘The Social Reckoning’ opened in fourth place with $2.15 million.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Variety reported that the horror film “Other Mommy,” produced by Blumhouse‑Atomic Monster and starring Jessica Chastain, generated $12.6 million from 3,365 North American theaters on Friday, securing the top spot for the day. The supernatural thriller, based on Josh Malerman’s 2024 novel “Incidents Around the House,” follows a paranormal entity that assumes the appearance of a young girl’s mother.
What happened
On Friday, “Other Mommy” earned $12.6 million, while Aaron Sorkin’s corporate drama “The Social Reckoning” opened in fourth place with $2.15 million from 2,606 theaters. Amazon MGM’s “Verity” placed second with $4 million, and Columbia Pictures’ “Resident Evil” took third with $2.32 million. Paramount’s “The Heart of the Beast” rounded out the top five with $1.96 million.
What the reports add
Variety noted that “Other Mommy” aims to reach $28 million by Sunday. “The Social Reckoning,” a follow‑up to 2010’s “The Social Network,” is projected to make $6 million domestically through the weekend. Guy Lodge of Variety described the film as “a diverting‑enough, clever‑enough, true‑enough examination.”
What was said
Variety quoted Guy Lodge, who said the film serves as “a reminder that ‘The Social Network’ was both Sorkin’s best writing achievement and… his least characteristic.”
How it came about
“Other Mommy” adapts Malerman’s novel and features Chastain as both the real mother Ursula and the titular “Other Mommy.” The film carries an $18 million production budget. “The Social Reckoning” dramatizes the 2021 Facebook leak investigated by whistleblower Frances Haugen, with Jeremy Strong portraying Mark Zuckerberg and Jeremy Allen White as Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz.
Key facts
- ‘Other Mommy’ earned $12.6 million from 3,365 U.S. theaters on Friday. (variety.com)
- ‘The Social Reckoning’ opened with $2.15 million from 2,606 U.S. theaters. (variety.com)
- Jessica Chastain stars as Ursula and the titular ‘Other Mommy’ in the horror film. (variety.com)
- Aaron Sorkin wrote ‘The Social Reckoning’, a follow‑up to ‘The Social Network’. (variety.com)
Sources
- [1] variety.com — originally reported as “Box Office: ‘Other Mommy’ Spooks Up $12. 6 Million on Opening Day, ‘The Social Reckoning’ Debuts to $2. 15 Million on Friday”
