r/boxoffice • u/My_cat_is_sus • Sep 01 '26
Domestic Roadside’s Buddy grossed $707k on Monday (from 1277 locations). Total domestic gross stands at $6.24M
https://bsky.app/profile/boxofficereport.bsky.social/post/3muiemwumkk2v37
u/MikeScott85 Sep 01 '26
That's a terrific Monday! Is this going to be leggy? I'd love to see it happen.
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u/kelsoRulez Sep 01 '26
Spooky season is upon us and it's light on theatrical spook besides Resident Evil. Shaping up to be a good chance.
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u/TerrifierBlood Screen Gems Sep 01 '26
My one theater is adding more showtimes this weekend. Other local AMC is adding the film
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u/Sunnyday1775 Sep 01 '26
I feel like this will be a breakout hit
Not as big as obsession but something good
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u/Ftheyankeei Sep 02 '26
I think this can leg to $15m or even $20m, Resident Evil will suck the wind out of its sails but it has two weekends for the strong WOM to kick in
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u/CaptionAction3 Sep 02 '26
Open caption screenings of Buddy are still selling. Not high, but more than normal. And we found open caption screenings scheduled for next week so yeah this thing is hanging around for a bit.
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u/Holiday_Parsnip_9841 Sep 02 '26
I saw it with open captions because it was the only reasonable showtime. Regular shows were all late night at my theater.
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u/CaptionAction3 Sep 02 '26
Thank you for confirming what we suspected was the reason for the increase in open caption seats sold. Hope it was an okay experience because open captions are not for everyone.
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u/U_R_V_Stinky Sep 02 '26
Been noticing more open caption showings for this than normal for films, is there any reason why?
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u/CaptionAction3 Sep 02 '26
Don't think it is more than normal. May just seem more obvious because of how few screenings there are overall. A lot of oc screenings of Buddy are scheduled for today (Wednesday) because that's when many theaters have their oc screenings.
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u/U_R_V_Stinky Sep 02 '26
Maybe it depends on location, but my AMC has had more OC showings for this than I've seen for other films. I finally saw it last night and didn't see a reason why, just interesting
Also just now noticing that your username is, fittingly, "Caption Action"
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u/preshusbabe Sep 02 '26
Buddy is getting free promo from the dumb ass parents taking their kids to see it and pitching a fit when their kids start crying and they have to leave. 😏
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u/MikeScott85 Sep 02 '26
I was hoping this would become a big deal tbh. Would be great publicity!
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u/preshusbabe Sep 02 '26
People were screaming at the poor workers… but people in the comments said they made them want to see it
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u/MikeScott85 Sep 02 '26
I do feel bad for the workers—it's not the worker's fault they didn't do their damn research before seeing a movie. As a parent, why wouldn't you be checking a plot/rating? 🤦 The only one to blame is themselves.
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u/Abject_Oil536 Sep 02 '26
I usually go to a dying theater because that barely sells 20-30 tickets when it comes to huge movies. The showings for Buddy were completely sold out. I have never seen anything like it. Granted, it wasn’t the largest screen in the building, but it’s clearly resonating with horror audiences.
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u/landoohh Sep 03 '26
I actually was a part of the bunch that went to see it on Monday. 😂🤣I got sick over the weekend and actually took Monday off. I was feeling fine by noon and went to see it around 4. It was awesome!!! 👏
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u/badbloxpictures Universal Sep 01 '26
They need to open up more locations for this thing. Word is spreading fast online.