New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- Universal's 'Him' has opened in second place at the North American box office, just behind last weekend's top film 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle'.

The R-rated horror collected $6.47 million on its opening day, including $2 million from preview screenings, across 3,168 locations.

Boosted by IMAX and premium large format screenings, the film is now tracking for a $15 million opening weekend. While that figure falls short of early estimates of $18 million or more, it is still considered a steady start given the film's modest $27 million production budget.

Directed by Justin Tipping and produced under Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions, 'Him' is described as a Faustian football fable that critiq...