<P> The Tracking Board reported on March 14, "The stellar reviews out of SXSW, coupled with the fact that there isn't anything like it in the marketplace, should help it stand out among its bigger - budget competition ." Deadline Hollywood said on March 15 that the film was projected to gross around $20 million in its opening weekend . Variety reported on March 27 that the film "is tracking to open between" $16 million and $30 million, which reached a basement of low - $20 million by the week of its release . </P> <P> BoxOffice initially estimated on February 9, 2018 that A Quiet Place would gross $17 million in its opening weekend, and that it would gross a total of $60 million in the United States . By March 30, it increased its estimate to an opening weekend gross of $27.5 million and a US total gross of $85 million . The magazine said the film's trailer was well - received online and that it appeared frequently in previews for Star Wars: The Last Jedi . BoxOffice wrote, "The horror genre has also shown a knack for over-performing against expectations at the box office in recent years, setting this release up for potential success ." It added that A Quiet Place would have to compete against another horror film, Truth or Dare, which would be released the following weekend . The magazine's staff drew "very favorable" comparisons between A Quiet Place and the 2016 films 10 Cloverfield Lane and Don't Breathe . </P> <P> A Quiet Place was first commercially released in theaters in the first week of April 2018 in multiple territories, including North America . As of May 28, 2018, A Quiet Place has grossed $180.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $131.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $312.5 million . </P> <P> Paramount Pictures released the film in 3,508 theaters in the United States and Canada on April 6, 2018, alongside Blockers, Chappaquiddick, and The Miracle Season . Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B +" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an 81% overall positive score and a 63% "definite recommend ." The film made $19 million on its first day (including $4.3 million from Thursday night previews at 2,750 theaters), increasing weekend projections to $47 million . Unlike most horror films, which are front - loaded on Friday and suffer drops the rest of the weekend, A Quiet Place made $19.1 million on Saturday . It went on to debut to $50.2 million, topping the box office and marking the biggest opening for a Paramount film since Star Trek Beyond in July 2016 . To that point, it was second biggest domestic debut of 2018, behind Black Panther . </P>

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