**Neon’s restrained 1,560-theater North American rollout for Na Hong-jin’s sci-fi thriller *Hope* underpins the market’s overwhelming consensus for an opening weekend below $6 million.** The film’s Wednesday debut generated a record $1.1 million opening day for a Korean title, yet tracking models project just $2–3.7 million through the weekend, reflecting the challenges of a non-holiday midweek launch, a 156-minute runtime, and direct competition from Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey*. Positive North American reviews and solid per-theater averages offer some momentum, but mixed Korean reception and the crowded September slate limit broader appeal. An upset into the $6–7 million range would require unusually strong word-of-mouth or exceptional audience holdover over the September 11–13 frame.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated"Hope" Opening Weekend Box Office
<6m 98.7%
6-7m 1.7%
10m+ 1.0%
7-8m <1%
$203,568 Vol.
$203,568 Vol.
<6m
99%
6-7m
2%
7-8m
1%
8-9m
1%
9-10m
<1%
10m+
1%
<6m 98.7%
6-7m 1.7%
10m+ 1.0%
7-8m <1%
$203,568 Vol.
$203,568 Vol.
<6m
99%
6-7m
2%
7-8m
1%
8-9m
1%
9-10m
<1%
10m+
1%
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0x69c47De9D...If the reported value falls exactly between two brackets, then this market will resolve to the higher range bracket.
Please note, this market will resolve according to the The Numbers figures provided under Weekend Box Office Performance for the 3-day weekend (which typically includes Thursday's previews), regardless of whether domestic refers to only the USA, or to USA and Canada, etc.
If there is ambiguity as to whether the resolution source's figures are final, this market will remain open until both https://www.boxofficemojo.com/ and https://www.the-numbers.com/ have confirmed their finalized figures.
If there is no final data available by September 18, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, another credible resolution source will be chosen.
Resolver
0x69c47De9D...**Neon’s restrained 1,560-theater North American rollout for Na Hong-jin’s sci-fi thriller *Hope* underpins the market’s overwhelming consensus for an opening weekend below $6 million.** The film’s Wednesday debut generated a record $1.1 million opening day for a Korean title, yet tracking models project just $2–3.7 million through the weekend, reflecting the challenges of a non-holiday midweek launch, a 156-minute runtime, and direct competition from Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey*. Positive North American reviews and solid per-theater averages offer some momentum, but mixed Korean reception and the crowded September slate limit broader appeal. An upset into the $6–7 million range would require unusually strong word-of-mouth or exceptional audience holdover over the September 11–13 frame.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated


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