Will Glass Shatter All Box Office Expectations This Weekend?

Last weekend, Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston pulled a surprise upset and dethronedAquamanfor the top spot at the box office withThe Upside. But that movie’s time on top will be very short-lived, as M. Night Shyamalan’s highly-anticipatedGlassmakes its way to theaters, and it looks to have a near-record during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day extended holiday weekend.

Glass, which serves as a sequel to both 2000’sUnbreakableand 2017’sSplit, comes with a lot of star power in the form of Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, Sarah Paulson and Anya Taylor-Joy. It also is a sequel many have been waiting years to see. Unfortunately, critics, thus far, have not been terribly kind to M. Night Shyamalan’s latest, with the movie currently boasting a 35 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite that,Glasslooks to bring in as much as $70 million over the four-day weekend. That would put it behind only Clint Eastwood’sAmerican Sniper($107.2 million) for an MLK weekend best at thebox office.

What will be worth watching is how the audience reacts toGlass. As we’ve seen in recent years, sometimes critics and moviegoers simply disagree.Venomperhaps being the best example. If audiences agree with the critics on this one, we could see a very steep drop off next weekend. If not, Shyamalan will have cemented one of the greatest comebacks for a director in history.

The Upsideshould do reasonably well in its second weekend, good enough for second place. Albeit a distant second, with around $15 million, give or take. But this movie has already surpassed expectations and should prove to be a decent earner for STX.Aquamanlooks to take the number three spot, adding to its already unbelievable total, having officially passed the $1 billion mark last weekend. Expect to see DC’s latest to add between $10 and $13 million to its domestic box office total over the holiday weekend.

Rounding out the top five should beA Dog’s Way Home. The sequel has taken a critical beating, but people like dogs enough for this movie to keep the money coming in, as it should make between $7 and $8 million in its second frame.Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Versewill also continue its impressive run, bringing in another $6 million or so. Also worth watching;Dragon Ball Super: Brolyarrived on Wednesday with special screenings across the country being held throughout the weekend and, so far, it’s been doing quite well, opening with $7 million. But its take is expected to be very front-loaded. Be sure to check out our full list of weekend box office predictions and check back with us on Sunday for the weekend estimates. These numbers were provided byBox Office Mojo.