Box Office: 'Night Swim' Earns $12.5M, 'Wonka' Leads Overall as Post-Holiday Blues Set In

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Night Swim is headed for a domestic opening of $12.5 million from 3,250 theaters,

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good enough for a second-place weekend finish behind Wonka.

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Universal's film from horror maestros Jason Blum and James Wan is the only new wide release

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this weekend as the post-holiday gloom begins.

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The picture won Friday's race with $5.2 million, including $1.5 million in previews.

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If projections are correct, Night Swim will come in slightly ahead of expectations

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despite rave reviews and a C CinemaScore from audiences,

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though it won't come close to the $30.4 million opening of Universal and Blumhouse's M3GAN the same weekend a year ago.

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