Box Office Poll for the Weekend of April 19 (Patreon)

Hey folks, we're packing our bags and getting ready to head down to Atlanta for next week's kick-off to our spring run of shows when we play the City Winery on Thursday, 4/25, but before that, we're gonna squeeze one more box office poll in for this weekend!

So this weekend sees the release of Abigail, the new movie directed by the always-bringing-the-juice team, Radio Silence (Scream VI, Ready or Not) and written by Stephen Shields (The Hole in the Ground) and Guy Busick (Scream VI, Ready or Not), so between those creatives and some of the cast who have also notably dabbled in horror, Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, and Kathryn Newton, the movie has a really solid genre-world pedigree which is a plus when trying to appeal to the horror hound community. It's also peppered with other known names like Kevin Durand, Giancarlo Esposito, Matthew Goode, and the late Angus Cloud, so the movie is casting a wide net as far as audience interest potential.

It's also got a solid 85% on RT and a 62 on Metacritic. The trailer has also been running strong since the start of the year—I recall first seeing it in theaters when I caught The Beekeeper opening day (that's right)—so it's gotten in front of a lot of eyeballs at this point.

Some forecasts are putting the film's debut anywhere from $20M-$25M (Deadline has it all the way down at $12M which I personally think might be a bit on the low side.) 

So what do we think? What kind of box office take will Abigail sink its teeth into? Vote below and we'll report back in a couple weeks when OSL returns!

Have a great weekend at the movies, y'all and we'll see you in Atlanta! - Andrew