Primetime North America Box Office: Robert Pattinson Starrer Earns Almost Double The Lighthouse’s Entire Domestic Run In Its Opening Weekend Alone!

Robert Pattinson starrer Primetime has earned solid numbers at the box office in its opening weekend. Distributed by A24, it has registered the studio’s 3rd-biggest debut at the North American box office. The film has also recorded almost double what The Lighthouse has collected in its domestic lifetime. Keep scrolling for the numbers.

It received strong ratings on the popular aggregate site, earning 87% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer. The movie revisits the journalistic legacy of To Catch a Predator while exploring the blurred line between justice and sensationalism, with critics praising its stylish approach and Robert Pattinson’s standout performance. It lost the #3 spot to Heart of the Beast in the domestic box-office ranking on its opening weekend.

Primetime at the North American box office

According to Box Office Mojo, Robert Pattinson starrer Primetime collected a solid $19.2 million in its opening weekend at the North American box office. It is more than The Drama‘s $14.4 million and Marty Supreme‘s $15.8 million opening grosses. Therefore, the biographical crime drama has registered the 3rd biggest opening weekend in A24’s history. The film has landed on the safer side of the fence in its opening weekend.

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Earned almost twice the domestic haul of The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse is also an A24 movie, released in 2019 and directed by Robert Eggers, featuring Robert Pattinson. The film stars Pattinson and Willem Dafoe as turmoiled nineteenth-century lighthouse keepers stranded at a remote New England outpost by a violent storm.

The Lighthouse collected just $10.8 million in its theatrical run at the North American box office. The Lance Oppenheim-helmed Primetime has collected almost double that of The Lighthouse in its opening weekend. The Lighthouse has a string of critical ratings on the aggregate site. It is a notable achievement for the 2026 release, as it ensures a strong run at the box office.

More about the movie

Primetime follows a journalist who examines the legacy of To Catch a Predator while exploring the uneasy boundary between exposing wrongdoing and turning justice into sensational entertainment. It has not yet been released at the overseas box office. Robert Pattinson starrer Primetime was released on September 25.

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