This thriller will have its work cut out for it this weekend, going up against three new releases, Sony’s Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Universal’s A Dog’s Purpose and The Weinstein Company’s Gold to close out the month of January.
As of now, Gold is sporting a middling 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, although Resident Evil: The Final Chapter and A Dog’s Purpose don’t have enough reviews posted for a RT score at this time.
Box Office Mojo reports that Resident Evil 6 will open in roughly 3,000 theaters, followed by A Dog’s Purpose in 2,900 theaters and Gold in 2,200 theaters.
We’re predicting that, while it certainly may be a close race this weekend, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter will take down Split with a projected $21.7 million, just barely beating Split with $20.6 million.