20 Recent Movies You Had NO IDEA Were Box Office Hits

6. One of Them Days

One of Them Days
Sony Pictures Releasing

At the start of 2025, few were expecting much from One of Them Days, a buddy comedy starring Keke Palmer and SZA as two friends who race to get rent money after one of their boyfriends blows through it.

Between its January release date - ever an iffy prospect for non-prestige fare - and the general struggle of the buddy comedy at the box office, this seemed like a film set to flop or at-best underperform before enjoying more success on streaming.

But One of Them Days was actually one of last year's most surprising success stories, grossing $51.8 million against a $14 million budget - an especially astonishing result considering its R rating.

Propelled by strong reviews and a mighty "A-" CinemaScore, the comedy had a leggy box office run which outpaced even the most optimistic expectations. 

As such, by last June a sequel was announced to be in development - hopefully they call it "Another One of Them Days."

 
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