

Similar instances to Don't Worry Darling are endless. It beat Gina Prince-Bythewood’s African epic The Woman King to the top spot ($11.1 million), as well as the re-release of James Cameron’s Avatar, 13 years after its initial run in theatres ($10 million).

In the US, Don’t Worry Darling opened at No.1 at the box office, debuting with $19.2 million in ticket sales, more than the studio had forecast. The film, which arrived on screens last week with more baggage than most films in recent memory, has become the UK and Ireland’s widest-ever opener by a female director in terms of screening locations, amassing £2.7 million and surpassing her (far superior) 2019 debut Booksmart, which grossed £1.5 million at the box office. Harry Styles' co-star Chris Pine dying inside at this year's Venice Film Festival, where Don't Worry Darling premieredīut against all odds, Don’t Worry Darling has opened strongly in the US and the UK, potentially because - and not in spite of - the messy antics and less-than-stellar publicity surrounding Wilde’s sophomore effort in the director’s chair.
