Return to Silent Hill grossed poor numbers on its opening weekend on the box office in North America. It has recorded the franchise’s lowest opening weekend. It’s the third film within the series and a reboot. The movie, nonetheless, has done higher overseas on its opening weekend. Keep scrolling for the deets.
It has poor rankings on Rotten Tomatoes; the critics gave it 16% and stated, “A visually tacky sequel that lumbers together with a plodding pulse and lacking the thematic resonance that distinguished its source material, Return to Silent Hill gets lost within the haze.” The audience gave it 30%, and with these poor rankings, the film may have a troublesome time emerging as a box-office success during its theatrical run.
Return to Silent Kill’s box office collection in North America on its opening weekend
In accordance with Box Office Mojo, Return to Silent Hill collected just $3.2 million on its three-day opening weekend on the North American box office. It has been released across 1,850 theaters in North America. The film didn’t land a spot within the domestic box office rankings in its opening weekend. It has achieved the seventh rank within the domestic box office rankings.
3-day opening weekend breakdown
- Friday – $1.6 million
- Saturday – $972k
- Sunday – $680k
- Total – $3.2 million
Lowest opening weekend within the franchise
Return to Silent Hill’s opening weekend collection is 84% lower than the primary film’s. The primary film, Silent Hill, was released in 2006 and grossed $20.2 million on its opening weekend on the North American box office. The second film, Silent Hill Revelation, released in 2012, collected $8 million.
- Silent Hill – $20.2 million
- Silent Hill Revelation – $8 million
- Return to Silent Hill – $3.2 million
Global opening weekend update
In accordance with reports, Return to Silent Hill performed a lot better than Mercy on the overseas box office. It grossed $16 million across 37 international markets, including $9.5 million from China alone. Adding domestic and overseas collections, the worldwide opening-weekend gross is $19.3 million. The film was released on January 23.
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