The film, which stars Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley and Guy Pearce, opened in the U.S. yesterday.
‘The Dog Stars’ Opens With $3 Million
The Friday result came from 3,330 theaters across North America, putting the picture’s opening weekend on a relatively measured trajectory. Rival estimates currently project a $7.2 million total through Sunday, according to Variety.
The weekend figure would put the movie below the broader $10 million to $14 million opening range it had previously been projected to reach.
Scott’s latest film adapts Peter Heller‘s 2012 novel and follows Hig, a former mechanic and pilot trying to survive after a pandemic devastates humanity. Elordi plays Hig, while Brolin portrays Bangley, his former Marine companion.
The movie arrived in theaters following its London premiere on August 20. Its U.S. release came yesterday, after previously being scheduled for March 27 earlier this year.
Its theatrical performance comes as the film has received mixed critical reactions. “The Dog Stars” currently holds a 41% positive score from 160 critics on Rotten Tomatoes, while Metacritic has assigned it a 49 out of 100 based on 46 reviews. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave it a C+ grade.