One Battle After Another box office update: Leonardo DiCaprio film earns $3.1 million in previews

One Battle After Another is a film in the action thriller genre. Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it was first screened at LA's TCL Chinese Theatre and was subsequently released theatrically on September 26, 2025, by Warner Bros. Pictures. Here's the official synopsis as per Letterboxd:

When their evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years, a band of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own.

Right after its release, the Leonardo DiCaprio starrer managed to get a decent start at the box office. So let's take a look at how much it earned through previews.

One Battle After Another earns $3.1 million in previews

Variety has reported that Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another has earned $3.1 million so far in Thursday previews. It's expected to gross anywhere between $20 million-$25 million in its first weekend. The film has a production budget of $130 million, which means it will have to do well beyond the first weekend to recover the cost. There Will Be Blood, which is Anderson's highest-grossing film, had a lifetime collection of $76.4 million.

One Battle After Another is loosely inspired by Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novel Vineland. It is produced by Anderson, Sara Murphy and Adam Somner. Its cast members include,

Leonardo DiCaprio as Bob Ferguson/Pat Calhoun aka Ghetto
Benicio del Toro as Sergio St. Carlos
Regina Hall as Deandra
Teyana Taylor as Perfidia Beverly Hills
Sean Penn as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
Chase Infiniti as Willa Ferguson/Charlene Calhoun
Alana Haim as Mae West
Wood Harris as Laredo
John Hoogenakker as Tim Smith
Shayna McHayle as Junglepussy
Paul Grimstad as Howard Sommerville
Dijon Duenas as Talleyrand
Jim Downey as Sandy Irvine
Tony Goldwyn as Virgil Throckmorton
Starletta DuPois as Grandma Jennie
D. W. Moffett as Bill Desmond
Kevin Tighe as Roy More

In a Dazed interview, Anderson spoke about how he felt shooting the film, saying,

“It felt no different than my other films. Magnolia, we shot for 100 days, and this was about the same, but with a break in the middle. When I look around, I’m with the 15 familiar faces I’ve always worked with. Whether you’re doing a car chase in the desert, or a scene of a baby being born in a room in Inglewood, it’s still the same 15 of us.”

One Battle After Another is playing in the theatre.