Based on the great Friday night it had, “Rio 2” appeared headed for a $43 million opening weekend at the box office, an established brand whose fans ignored poor reviews to give it a weekend win over blockbuster “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”

But Friday night’s filmgoers apparently did what America’s critics could not. They warned their friends with kids that this wasn’t nearly as good as “Rio.” And with most reviews on such popular “buy my tickets ap” as Fandango being negative (i.e., MY review), expectations for the film fell. So Saturday’s take fell off.

It still earned $39 million, a huge return, but not enough to top the Captain. And it probably won’t do the business that “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” has done ($105 million and counting).

“Oculus” did an almost-respectable $12 million. Unfamiliar horror, not an established franchise, not that bloody, no horny teenagers, it’s just a ghost story. That doesn’t pull them in the way a “Cabin in the Woods” might.

“Draft Day” did a middling $9.7 million, and will not cover costs. A bad draft pick by Summit. Kevin Costner’s ability to open a movie is over. Hyped to death on sports events sports talk TV and sports talk radio, the NFL and ESPN couldn’t buy an audience for this clunker.

“God’s Not Dead” added a lot of theaters and lost a lot of box office. It will lose many of its screens, starting this weekend. “Heaven is For Real” would be lucky to do the $50 million or so the indie “Dead” will end up with, all in.

“The Raid 2” opened somewhat wide and just bombed. Bombed.