The zombie film We Bury the Dead didn’t perform well during its second weekend in theaters. Starring Daisy Ridley as Ava Newman, the movie follows her search for her husband, Matt Whelan, as a zombie outbreak begins in Australia. It premiered on January 2nd.
Despite positive reviews – currently 85% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes – the film We Bury the Dead hasn’t resonated with moviegoers. It opened with modest box office numbers domestically, earning $2.5 million from 1,172 theaters and landing at number 11 for its debut weekend.
Unfortunately, the movie’s second weekend performance has been much worse than expected. According to Box Office Mojo, We Bury the Dead is expected to finish its second weekend in theaters with only $371,885 in domestic earnings, despite being shown in 851 locations.
With a massive 85.1% decline in viewers, the film We Bury the Dead now shares the unfortunate distinction of having the seventh-largest second-week drop in box office numbers of all time – among films that weren’t re-releases. It’s tied with the concert film For King + Country: A Drummer Boy Christmas – Live and the action-comedy Boy Kills World.
The film’s box office numbers have fallen, partly because it’s showing in 321 fewer theaters this weekend. However, the bigger reason is a significant drop in how much money it’s making per theater – from $2,134 last week to only $436 this week. This decrease in per-theater earnings is having a much greater impact than the reduction in the number of theaters.
Below, see the current Bottom 10 week 2 drops of all time for non-re-releases:
| Rank | Title | Domestic Debut | Week 2 Drop |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Christy (2025) | $1.3 million | -91.7% |
| #2 | Collide (2017) | $1.5 million | -88.5% |
| #3 | National Champions (2021) | $301,028 | -88.4% |
| #4 | Undiscovered (2005) | $676,048 | -86.4% |
| #5 | The Chosen: Last Supper Part 2 (2025) | $7 million | -86.2% |
| #6 | Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (2024) | $1.1 million | -86.1% |
| #7 | For King + Country: A Drummer Boy Christmas – Live (2024) | $2.3 million | -85.1% |
| #8 | Boy Kills World (2024) | $1.7 million | -85.1% |
| #9 | We Bury the Dead (2026) | $2.5 million | -85.1% |
| #10 | Slow Burn (2007) | $778,123 | -84.7% |
The movie We Bury the Dead hasn’t done well in theaters, likely because most viewers haven’t enjoyed it. Its score on Rotten Tomatoes, based on over 250 ratings from actual ticket buyers, is only 47%. Additionally, it’s competing with several other horror films released in 2026, which may be drawing audiences away.
The new horror film Primate had its first weekend showing on We Bury the Dead, but it might get lost in the shuffle of other big horror releases coming out this February. Those include 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Return to Silent Hill, The Strangers: Chapter 3, and Scream 7.
The chart also shows that over half of the biggest second-week declines in box office revenue ever have been for movies released within the last five years.
This highlights a current pattern in the movie industry: while recent years have seen some incredibly successful films like Spider-Man: No Way Home, Top Gun: Maverick, and Avatar: The Way of Water, there’s often a lack of films that perform moderately well – it’s either a huge hit or a flop.
Although We Bury the Dead didn’t do well in theaters, it has a chance to find a larger audience now that it’s becoming available on demand and through streaming services.
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2026-01-11 22:57