TheQuiet Placefranchise continues to perform well at the box office with the successful theatrical run ofA Quiet Place: Day One. BothA Quiet PlaceandA Quiet Place Part IIwere high-grossing films, with the sequel being one of the first significant box office successes when theaters reopened after being closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. That success was expected to continue with the 2024 prequel,directed by Michael Sarnoskiand starring franchise newcomers Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn.
Day One’s box office performance proved that even without starringJohn Krasinski, Emily Blunt, and most of the characters from the previous films, there is still widespread interest in the horror franchise and its core premise. The prequel did well despite releasing during a summer filled with several box office hits and sequels within popular franchises.Day One’s domestic, international, and worldwide box office totals bode well for futureQuiet Placeinstallments.
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A Quiet Place: Day One’s Total Box Office
The Prequel Performed Well
Following its August 18, 2025 release,Day Onegrossed a worldwide box office total of $261 millionas perBox Office Mojo. This total is a fairly even split between the domestic and international box office, with nearly 53% of the earnings coming from the domestic box office’s $139 million, while the other 47% came from the international box office’s $122 million. This box office run occurred over a two-month period in theaters before the film became available to stream.
Day Onecost $67 million to make, before marketing expenses, meaning that the prequel grossed nearly four times its budget at the worldwide box office. This is an impressive achievement at a time when the box office has been unpredictable, even for franchise films expected to do well, with many of them underperforming and struggling to break even with their initial budgets.Day One’s numbers speak for themselves and undoubtedly make it a box office success story.
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A Quiet Place: Day One’s Opening Weekend Box Office
It Set A New Record
Day Onegot off to a strong start during its opening weekend, which saw the prequel earning $53 million domestically and $45.5 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $98.5 million. This is thebest opening weekend yet in theQuiet Placefranchise’s history. The only film to earn more thanDay Oneduring its debut weekendwasInside Out 2, which released in theaters two weeks prior and was still dominating the box office as it became the highest-grossing film of 2024 and the all-time highest-grossing animated film.
The opening weekend was only part ofDay One’s financial success, though, as it continued to do well in the weeks that followed.
In addition to having the best opening weekend yet in its franchise’s history and finishing second at the box office,Day Oneexceeded its industry-wide projections, which, according toVariety, forecast the film only making between $40 and $50 million during its opening weekend. The prequel instead outperformed these expectations and avoided becoming another 2024 box office disappointment. The opening weekend was only part ofDay One’s financial success, though, as it continued to do well in the weeks that followed.
How Day One’s Box Office Compares To Other A Quiet Place Movies
Day One Continued An Impressive Franchise Trend
TheQuiet Placefranchise has a history of far surpassing its initial budgets, with the first film only having a $17 million budget before proceeding to gross $341 million worldwide. With the original film receiving critical acclaim and being a box office hit,A Quiet Place Part IIreceived a more substantial budget of $61 million. It was still a box office success, though, as the sequel went on to gross $297 million worldwide after being repeatedly delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Day Oneis the franchise’s lowest-performing entry yet, despite the prequel’s box office earnings more than tripling its initial budget. It did not come close to reaching the heights ofA Quiet Place’s $341 million, but its $261 million is closer toA Quiet Place Part II’s $297 million, andDay Oneonly had a slightly larger budget.Day Onedid make $2.8 million more thanA Quiet Placeand $5.5 million more thanA Quiet Place Part IIduring the prequel’s opening weekend.
What A Quiet Place: Day One’s Box Office Numbers Mean For The Franchise
A Bright Future Awaits
The future of theQuiet Placefranchise is promising, as all three films have performed well at the box office.A Quiet Place 3is confirmedto be in development and was initially slated for a 2025 release before being delayed. Krasinski has returned to write the sequel’s script, and while casting and plot details have not been revealed yet, Blunt will likely return to reprise her role as Evelyn Abbott, as will Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe as her surviving children, Regan and Marcus.
A Quiet Place: Day Oneis now streaming on Paramount+.
With Eric (Quinn) and Frodo the cat survivingDay One, they could appear inA Quiet Place 3as well, further connecting the prequel to the original films.Day Oneproved that a mostly standalone story in this apocalyptic universe can be commercially and critically successful, meaning that the franchise can also make more standalone films that do not necessarily have to connect to the Abbott family or to the prequel’s characters.A Quiet Place Day One’sbox office performance demonstrated that the horror franchise’s appeal goes beyond the Abbott family, creating unlimited potential for future installments.
A Quiet Place: Day One
Cast
A Quiet Place: Day One is a spin-off of the A Quiet Place franchise conceived by John Krasinski. The film is set at the beginning of the invasion as humanity scrambles to survive, before the events of the original film, with Lupita Nyong’O leading the cast, directed by Michael Sarnoski.
