The second film in the Divergent series will make slightly more at the opening weekend box office than the first film, according to a new tracking report.
Sources tell Deadline that Insurgent is expected to make $57 million over its opening weekend beginning March 20. That’s $3 million more than Divergent made over the same weekend last year.
Divergent ended up with $150.9 million domestically and $288.7 million worldwide.
The slightly bigger box office is good news for Summit/Lionsgate who’ve already decided to split the final book, Allegiant, into two parts. Notably, the growth is a far-cry from the dramatic increase for Summit’s original YA hit Twilight. The first film made $69 million in its opening box office while New Moon made an astonishing $142 million.
Tracking reports survey awareness of any given film and use that information to figure out how much the movie will make at the box office. While these reports aren’t always accurate, they do offer a glimpse into the public’s mindset.
Divergent was a hit amongst fans of the books, so presumably all of them will be returning to the theater this year to watch the sequel which adds new cast members like Octavia Spencer (Johanna) and Naomi Watts (Four’s mother Evelyn).
Tickets for Insurgent starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Ansel Elgort are now on sale, with showings beginning as early as 8 p.m. local time on Thursday, March 19.
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