One of Them Dayshas broken a major box office record for star Keke Palmer. Palmer, who is a two-time Emmy winner, stars as Dreux Jones opposite SZA as Alyssa in the new comedy, which follows the best friends and roommates on a grand adventure once they realize they only have until 6:00 p.m. to make $1500 and pay their rent. TheOne of Them Daysreleasekicked off over the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday and was the highest-grossing new release of the weekend, beating out the Blumhouse horror movie rebootWolf Man.
PerVariety, as of Sunday morning,One of Them Daysis projected to take in a 3-day gross of $8 million at the domestic box office by the end of its second weekend in theaters. On top of bringing the movie past the $25 million domestic milestone, this marks a week-on-week drop of just 32%. In addition to being a slim drop by the standards of any modern wide release, this marksthe lowest percentage that any of Keke Palmer’s movies has ever dropped in its second weekend.
What This Means For One Of Them Days
It Has The Best Drop By A Wide Margin
The aspect of this record forKeke Palmer’sOne of Them Daysthat makes it even more impressive is the fact that it is her best week 2 drop by quite a wide margin. In fact, her previous lowest week 2 drop came from her first-ever movie, the 2004 sequelBarbershop 2: Back in Business, which dropped 40.3%, markinga difference of more than 8% from the 2025 comedy. Below, see a breakdown of the week 2 drops of every wide release Keke Palmer movie:
$24.2 million
-40.3%
Akeelah and the Bee(2006)
$6 million
-43.9%
$30 million
-57.9%
$4.1 million
-43.4%
$46.6 million
-56.2%
$11.2 million
-47.3%
$21.4 million
-48.6%
$33.2 million
-49.3%
$50.6 million
-64.1%
$44.4 million
-58.1%
$11.8 million
-32%
Over the years, Keke Palmer has appeared in a wide variety of movies that encompass many different genres. This includes big-budget blockbusters, small indie releases, awards favorites, flops, hits, animated releases, and live-action projects. This has provided her with a wide range of opening weekend grosses, emphasizing how the week 2 drop forOne of Them Daysis not a result of the opening weekend simply being small, but rather the fact thatit is showing unprecedented audience retention for the staron its own steam.
Our Take On The One Of Them Days Record
It Reflects The Audience’s Enthusiasm
It is possible that this superb audience retention has been the result of strong word of mouth for the movie. In addition toOne of Them Daysreviewsearning the moviea near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score of 94%ahead of its premiere, its audience reaction during the first week of its run has been nothing less than glowing. The movie’s audience score on the same platform is 91%, with enough verified user reviews for it to be officially Verified Hot on the Popcornmeter.
One of Them Days
Cast
One of Them Days, directed by Lawrence Lamont, follows best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa as they scramble to prevent eviction after discovering Alyssa’s boyfriend has squandered their rent money. This comedic adventure highlights their desperate and humorous attempts to save their home and friendship.
