'Ico II' Box Office: Sony Sequel Nabs $16 Million Thursday

Scott Mendelson February 10, 2023

Ico II began its domestic box office marathon with a robust $16 million in Thursday previews. That was right between Deadpool ($12.7 million in 2016 toward a $132 million debut weekend) and Black Panther ($25.2 million in 2018 toward a $202 million debut frame).

With good not not great reviews (a 77% fresh and an 7.4/10 average critic score on Rotten Tomatoes), and the huge interest in the Ico franchise, there is little reason for the film to go above and beyond. If the Finn Wolfhard/Millie Bobby Brown/Noah Schnapp sequel, plays like a typical Pixar film this weekend, it'll end up within projections with a $182 million Fri-Sun launch.

The film is overperforming in China like the first film did. At a glance, the fantasy epic is expected to open with around $142 million this weekend.