Heart of the Beast

Paramount · Released Sep 25, 2026 · PG-13 · 1h 41m

In theaters · week 6Sunday estimates, actuals Monday

$173M

Worldwide total through Oct 30–Nov 1, 2026

Domestic
$65.1M
International
$108M
as of Oct 23–25
Budget
$82.0M
Last weekend
$1.6M
−34% from the weekend before

About the film

After a plane crash, a Special Forces veteran (Brad Pitt) and his combat dog are stranded in the Alaskan wilderness and have to keep each other alive. From director David Ayer.

Distance to break-even

Weekend by weekend

$20.0M
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
$1.6M
Wk 6
Domestic weekend gross (Friday to Sunday).
WeekendRankWeekend grossChangeTheatersPer theaterDomestic totalWorldwide total
Wk 6 Oct 30–Nov 1est.9$1.6M−34%1,695$956$65.1M–
Wk 5 Oct 23–2511$2.4M−49%2,260$1,080$62.5M$170M
Wk 4 Oct 16–188$4.7M−36%3,049$1,555$58.2M–
Wk 3 Oct 9–114$7.4M−32%3,365$2,211$50.0M–
Wk 2 Oct 2–43$10.9M−46%3,481$3,126$38.3M–
Wk 1 Sep 25–273$20.0M–3,435$5,834$20.0M–

How it stacks up

Against every film in the ReelMatrix tracker.

Opening weekend · top 10 of 34
  1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day$360M
  2. The Odyssey$124M
  3. Resident Evil$60.1M
  4. Verity$32.0M
  5. Street Fighter$30.8M
  6. Practical Magic 2$30.0M
  7. Other Mommy$27.8M
  8. Insidious: Out of the Further$25.1M
  9. Clayface$24.0M
  10. Heart of the Beast$20.0M
Domestic total after 6 weekends · top 10 of 13
  1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day$918M
  2. The Odyssey$539M
  3. Resident Evil$154M
  4. Practical Magic 2$68.3M
  5. Insidious: Out of the Further$65.2M
  6. Heart of the Beast$65.1M
  7. Coyote vs. Acme$59.9M
  8. The End of Oak Street$54.0M
  9. PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie$52.5M
  10. Forgotten Island$37.3M

Show the math

Break-even

Production budget
$82.0M
Marketing (estimated for a major studio)
$49.2M–$82.0M
Total cost
$131M–$164M
Studio's share of each ticket dollar
44¢
Later: home, streaming and TV
+20¢
Break-even worldwide
$206M–$258M

Total cost ÷ 64¢ per box office dollar. That's 2.5–3.1× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 37% from the US and Canada, from its reported totals.

Money in, money out

From domestic theaters
$32.6M
From international theaters
$43.2M
Home, streaming and TV (est.)
$34.6M
Minus total cost
−$131M–$164M
Estimated loss so far
$20.8M–$53.6M

Projection

The projection carries the film’s recent weekend-to-weekend drops forward until its run fades out.

Domestic finish
~$69.6M
Worldwide finish
~$190M

Verdict: Flop. How verdicts work

Sources

Budget: The Numbers.

Budgets, grosses, break-even points and profits are estimates based on publicly reported numbers. They aren't official studio financials. Verdicts are ReelMatrix's opinion. How the numbers work