Honey Don’t! is set for an underwhelming debut. The new movie was directed by Ethan Coen from a screenplay he co-wrote with Tricia Cooke. The movie is a follow-up to 2024’s Drive-Away Dolls. The filmmakers, who are also married, intend on expanding on the themes of both movies in a third feature, completing a spiritually connected “lesbian B-movie trilogy.”

2025’s Honey Don’t! stars Margaret Qualley as Honey O’Donahue (who is different from her Drive-Away Dolls character, Jamie), a private investigator who is looking into a series of mysterious deaths. The film’s star-studded ensemble cast also includes Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day, Billy Eichner, and Kristen Connolly.

Per Variety, as of Sunday morning, Honey Don’t! is projected to close out its opening weekend with a 3-day total of $3 million at the domestic box office, which sees it landing at No. 8 on the chart behind Superman, Nobody 2, The Bad Guys 2, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Freakier Friday, Weapons, and KPop Demon Hunters.

This is a lukewarm result for the movie, though it is only playing on 1,317 screens, which is fewer than all of the wide releases above it on the chart. However, it is an improvement on Drive-Away Dolls, which debuted with $2.4 million in 2024, also landing at No. 8.

What This Means For Honey Don’t!

If Honey Don’t! keeps up its current lead over Ethan Coen’s Drive-Away Dolls, it could eventually climb to a worldwide gross of $9.9 million, beating out its predecessor’s $7.9 million haul. However, it remains to be seen if it can accomplish this feat.

While Drive-Away Dolls had a lukewarm reception from critics, earning a just-barely Fresh score of 64% on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Honey Don’t! reviews have been considerably more negative. At the time of writing, it has a splat on the Tomatometer with a score of just 45%.

However, audiences seem to be responding slightly better to Honey Don’t! than critics. On the Rotten Tomatoes Popcornmeter, Drive-Away Dolls has an audience score of 37% while Honey Don’t! has 45%. While both scores are still negative, this could still translate to slightly stronger word of mouth for the new movie.

What This Means For Honey Don’t!

Ultimately, it still seems entirely unlikely that Honey Don’t! will reach a worldwide gross that is higher than its reported budget of $20 million. While its exact break-even point is unknown, it is possible that factors like international sales, VOD profits, and streaming revenue could make the movie a modest success.

Regardless, this lukewarm reception from critics and audiences alike could threaten the impending third movie in the trilogy, which is тιтled Go, Beavers!. The follow-up to Honey, Don’t!, which will be about a crew team at their 10-year college reunion, is still in early development, so it could potentially stall if the new movie is not a financial success.

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