including a recent shout-out from Stephen King<\/a><\/span>\u2014as a psychologist who becomes haunted by a mysterious curse after witnessing a patient’s suicide.<\/p>\nAmong other things, that $19 million figure puts smile <\/em>well ahead of the other big opener this weekend: The Billy Eichner-led Brooch<\/em>, which is currently projected to score $4.7 million from rom-com fans. ace variety <\/em>notes, the film\u2014which has gotten almost universally positive reviews from critics, including an A- from our own Leigh Monson<\/span>\u2014doesn’t have a huge <\/em>mountain to climb if it wants to make up its $22 million budget, but that’s still not an especially good start. (Whether the weak opening can be more attributed to possible audience hesitation at a rare studio romantic comedy focused on two gay men, or just the general financial woes of the rom-com genre generally, is initially kind of hard to say.)<\/p>\nBrooch <\/em>will likely end up coming in fourth for the weekend, trailing behind the second and third weeks, respectively, for Don’t Worry Darling<\/em><\/span> <\/em>and The Woman King<\/em><\/span>. Both films had fairly standard box office drops as their time in theaters extended, although Viola Davis’ action movie is holding steadier than Olivia Wilde’s buzzy sci-fi thriller.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n