‘The End of Oak Street’ Anticipates Strong Box Office Opening as Anne Hathaway Shines

Anne Hathaway has quietly transformed 2026 into one of the most successful box office years of her career, leading hit after hit while maintaining a rapid release schedule. With films like ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2,’ she has already helped push her total worldwide grosses for the year past $1.6 billion, an impressive feat for any actress at this stage of a lengthy career.

Her upcoming release shifts from designer outfits and mythological adventures to something much more primal. ‘The End of Oak Street,’ a survival thriller directed by David Robert Mitchell, follows a suburban family thrust into prehistoric times due to a mysterious cosmic event, forcing them to confront dinosaurs in a narrative that Warner Bros. is promoting as the final significant PG-13 release of the summer.

As the film approaches its release, tracking indicates that ‘The End of Oak Street’ is projected to earn between $20 million and $30 million during its domestic opening weekend, playing in approximately 3,400 theaters across the country. This range places the film in a respectable, though not extraordinary, position compared to the impressive openings Hathaway has experienced elsewhere this year.

The film reportedly carries a production budget of $85 million, a notably larger investment than typical original thrillers, especially without an established franchise name. This financial reality suggests that the film’s success may depend less on its opening weekend numbers and more on its ability to generate strong word of mouth in the weeks that follow.

Fortunately for Warner Bros., the film has received positive reviews, giving it a significant head start. ‘The End of Oak Street’ debuted with an 85% score on Rotten Tomatoes, surpassing every ‘Jurassic Park’ sequel and trailing only Steven Spielberg’s original 1993 film in the broader dinosaur movie landscape.

Critical reception is particularly crucial for an original film, as audiences have less incentive to attend without strong buzz driving them to theaters. With previews kicking off Thursday and the important opening-night CinemaScore arriving Friday, the film’s true trajectory should become clearer in just a few days.

Additionally, the film’s release coincides with the winding down of J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot production banner at Warner Bros., as the company’s Los Angeles office is reportedly closing and its first-look deal with the studio is set to expire by year’s end. This timing has turned ‘The End of Oak Street’ into a final test case for the Bad Robot era at the studio, adding an extra layer of scrutiny to its performance.

‘The End of Oak Street’ is not entering an empty marketplace. It opens on the same weekend as ‘Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie,’ providing audiences with a choice between two distinct takes on prehistoric chaos, while also competing against the continued success of ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ which remains the top film in North America even in its third weekend.

Whether ‘The End of Oak Street’ can maintain the necessary staying power to justify its budget will likely depend on how well it holds up against these established competitors in the coming weeks. For Hathaway, even a modest opening would keep her remarkable 2026 box office streak alive as she looks ahead to her next release, the psychological thriller ‘Verity’ in October.

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