The Weeknd’s ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Earns $3.3 Million Box Office Debut

The Weeknd‘s Hurry Up Tomorrow feature film experienced the chart-topping success shared by the singer’s album of the same name.

According to Variety, the movie, which stars the singer as well as Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, earned $3.3 million in its opening against a $15 million budget. The debut landed Hurry Up Tomorrow at No. 6 at the box office. Directed by Trey Edward Shults, Hurry Up Tomorrow stars the Grammy-winning artist as a musician plagued by insomnia. In the film, he is pulled into an odyssey with a stranger who begins to unravel the very core of his existence.

“I tried to make the movie in a way where, for his fans and people who want to approach it at that level, I hope it’s very satisfying and you get a good meal out of it,” explained Shults.

The chart-topping singer also detailed his motivation behind the thrilling project.

“Failure is the best school,” relayed the 35-year-old to The New York Times. “This film is emotionally cathartic. It brought the love back, the joy back into what I always loved about film.”

In a conversation with HypeBeast, Ortega elaborated on the “environment” created by Shults while filming.

“Working with Trey is so singular. I can’t compare it to any other experience that I’ve had on set, and I’ve been doing this for over 12 years. I love challenges. I love trying new things. Trey created an environment where it felt like you were free to try whatever you wanted,” described the 22-year-old.

“Music is such an important part of my life and who I am as a person, so having music intertwined was exciting — getting to watch the companion process come together in real time. Being able to combine film and music — the combination of the score and a facial expression — has the power to ignite something in people. This is a perfect marriage of the two.”

Watch the trailer for Hurry Up Tomorrow above and check out The Weeknd’s album below.