This weekend at the US box office saw stiff competition between two newcomers: Universal's Abigail and Lionsgate's The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
Vampire film Abigail ended up taking a bite out of the top spot, with it grossing $4 million in its opening day and preview screenings from 3,384 theaters. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare followed narrowly behind it, with it pulling in $3.7 million during the same period 2,845 locations. A24's dystopian thriller Civil War was actually the highest grosser of 19th April though, with it taking in around $3.3 million.
According to Variety, all films are predicted to gross in the low-teens or high-single-digits during the three-day weekend period.