After its second week at the box office, Saw X beat out Spiral: From the Book of Saw, the previous installment of the popular horror franchise, at the global box office. Saw X has pulled in $43.8 million worldwide just 10 days following the film’s release. Spiral: From the Book of Saw pulled in just $40.6 million worldwide by the end of its theatrical run. Saw X’s budget was reportedly only around $13 million, causing the film to already be turning profits. The budget for Spiral: From the Book of Saw, which was released theatrically on May 14, 2021, was a reported $20 million.
Saw X’s successful theatrical run is partially due to the sequel’s extremely positive reviews. The tenth film in the gory franchise currently holds an 82 percent certified fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 130 reviews, making Saw X not only the best-reviewed film in the franchise but the only movie in the series to receive a fresh score on the popular website. Saw X achieved a 90 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes as well. Spiral: From the Book of Saw received a 37 percent score based on 229 reviews, and an audience score of 75 percent.
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This weekend sees the releases of four major movies, including Paramount’s family friendly “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” Lionsgate’s gory, R-rated “Saw X,” 20th Century’s sci-fi epic “The Creator” and “Sony’s GameStop stock story “Dumb Money.” “PAW Patrol” is expected to come out on top with an estimated $18 million to $20 million opening, but “Saw X” will be right on its tail with an estimated $15 million to $18 million.
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However, some projections go as high as $20 million to $25 million, overtaking the “PAW Patrol” pups. So far, “Saw X” has made $2 million in Thursday previews at the box office, and “The Creator” made $1.6 million.
Based on the popular kids TV series, “PAW Patrol” follows a team of search and rescue dogs who save the town of Adventure City. The voice cast includes McKenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin, Kim Kardashian, Chris Rock and James Marsden. The first movie opened in 2021 with $13 million, while simultaneously releasing on Paramount+ due to the pandemic. With a $30 million budget, the sequel aims to outperform the original.
“Saw X” is also poised to improve over the previous franchise entries. Star Tobin Bell, who plays the serial killer Jigsaw, is back for the 10th movie, which takes place chronologically between the original “Saw” and “Saw II.” With a $13 million budget, “Saw X” should succeed over 2021’s “Spiral” ($8.7 million opening) and possibly 2017’s “Jigsaw” ($16.6 million).
“The Creator,” starring John David Washington in an AI-controlled, sci-fi drama by director Gareth Edwards,” is on track for $16 million to $19 million. It will likely settle for third place this weekend, while “Dumb Money,” which tells the Wall Street-Reddit battle over GameStop stock in 2021 with Seth Rogen, Paul Dano, Pete Davidson and America Ferrera, is expected to make $5 million to $8 million in its wide release.