Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another won the weekend box office in its September 26th premiere at $22 million domestically, which was a personal best for the director. However, it experienced a 50% drop when Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl ruled the weekend box office, just like she did when The Eras Tour broke through in 2023. After claims went down that the Leonardo DiCaprio-led movie could allegedly lose the studio $100 million, Warner Bros. defended itself and made sure to mention A Minecraft Movie and Sinners.
While One Battle After Another is at $141.9 million so far, Variety states that the action-thriller needs $300 million to break even. This is because Warner Bros. spent more than $130 million on production and $70 million on marketing. With studios and movie theaters getting a 50-50 cut in box office revenue, Leonardo DiCaprio would get a percentage of the box office before studios get back anything.
