Freakier Friday has hit a significant international milestone. The Disney legacy sequel reunites Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, who starred within the 2003 physique swap comedy Freaky Friday as mom and daughter Tess and Anna Coleman. The solid of the brand new installment additionally consists of Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, Vanessa Bayer, Mark Harmon and Chad Michael Murray.
The Freakier Friday launch kicked off on August 8. Whereas it was projected to be in a neck-and-neck race with the brand new Zach Cregger horror film Weapons, it fell behind, hitting No. 2 with a projected 3-day home gross of $29 million. In the meantime, the horror title zoomed previous it to absorb $42 million on the home field workplace.
Per Deadline, as of Sunday morning, Freakier Friday is projected to finish its opening weekend with a world gross of $45 million because of a further $16 million coming from worldwide markets. This makes the comedy sequel the forty first film of the 12 months to move the $45 million international milestone.
Extra importantly, this international gross precisely matches the reported $45 million manufacturing funds of Freakier Friday, which means that the film has taken simply three days to earn its funds again in theaters.
What This Means For Freakier Friday
Whereas 2025’s Freakier Friday has already made its funds again, it almost certainly nonetheless has a solution to go earlier than it is within the black. Whereas its actual break-even level is unknown, films usually have to earn again two and a half instances their manufacturing budgets, which may place the brand new film’s estimated break-even level as excessive as $105 million.
Nevertheless, Freakier Friday is in an excellent place to hit that benchmark. The unique 2003 film solely had a home debut of $22.2 million, however it will definitely legged out to a world whole of $160.8 million. If the sequel follows in its footsteps, it may probably earn $210 million worldwide by the top of its theatrical run.
Our Take On The International Debut Of Freakier Friday
If it does gross greater than $200 million, it may probably make sufficient to earn a greenlight for a 3rd installment that includes Curtis and Lohan. Whereas the Freakier Friday ending would not essentially arrange a sequel, the door is open for extra adventures, and a haul above the unique’s gross may result in a a lot faster turnaround on one other sequel.
Nevertheless, a sequel to Freakier Friday could search to keep away from diminishing returns by decreasing its funds to one thing nearer to the unique film’s reported $26 million. This might give the third film room to drop whereas nonetheless having a stable return on funding.
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Freakier Friday
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- Launch Date
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August 7, 2025
- Director
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Nisha Ganatra
- Writers
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Mary Rodgers, Jordan Weiss
- Prequel(s)
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Freaky Friday