The Jordan Peele-produced Him is battling to be the Goat at this weekend’s box office, but is finding steep competition from holdover anime phenomenon Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – the Movie Infinity Castle.
Him, from Universal and Peele’s Monkeypaw, brought in $6.4 million Friday and is projected to end the weekend with $15 million. Demon Slayer, which set a record $70 million U.S. opening last weekend, is expected to eke out a win in the $16 million range despite tumbling 77 percent. Demon Slayer hails from the Sony-owned Crunchyroll, and is already a global smash with $419.2 million worldwide.
But the weekend brought bad news for other corners of the Sony empire, with the high-profile Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell romantic fantasy A Big Bold Beautiful Journey bombing with a projected $3.8 million, sixth-place finish for the weekend. Journey centers on a man and a woman who relive key moments from their lives.