Rampage is expected to take in $10 million on Friday, including the $2.4 million Thursday haul, which shifts its opening weekend projections to somewhere between $27 million and $28 million.
That figure is just behind the last collaboration between Dwayne Johnson and director Brad Peyton, San Andreas, which opened with a $3.1 million Thursday preview en route to a $54.5 million opening weekend, but Rampage isn’t expected to pull off that big of a debut.
Rampage opens in 4,101 theaters today, although there is no indication how many theaters showcased the movie early for Thursday night sneak peeks.
Budgeted at a relatively modest $120 million, Rampage will still need a solid opening weekend to help turn a profit, but the movie is already faring well overseas as well.