In more good news for the family box office, DreamWorks Animation and Universal’s Bad Guys easily won the weekend with approximately $ 24 million, more than enough to download Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, according to Comscore.
The Bad Boys, an action-comedy about a viciously smart group of crooked animals, has already earned $ 63 million overseas for an early global $ 87 million retrieval (found in select markets before the local bow). Photo courtesy of A CinemaScore.
Directed by Pierre Perifel, the voice of the Bad Boys includes Sam Rockwell, Craig Robinson, Mark Maron, Aquafina, Anthony Ramos, Zazi Beitz and Lily Singh.
The PG colleague released Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – now in its third weekend – even beating Dumbledore with approximately $ 15.2 million out of 3,809 seats for a total of $ 145.8 million.
One or two hits by Bad Guys and Sonic 2 give hope to exhibitors and Hollywood studio executives that children and parents are returning to theaters in greater numbers after standing aside for much of the pandemic.
Fantastic Beasts 3 fell sharply in its second weekend in more bad news about the future of the Wizarding World franchise. Warner Bros. A major budget event raised $ 14 million in the country from 4,245 cinemas, down 67 percent. He is doing a little better abroad, earning $ 213.2 million for a total of $ 280.3 million.
The Bad Boys weren’t the only new offer this weekend, as Hollywood studios began releasing a wider range of movies as the box office came out of the pandemic.
New Regency’s Focus Features and The Northman started at the higher end of expectations with $ 12 million out of 3,234 seats. However, with a budget of at least $ 70 million before its release, the film, directed by Robert Eggers, could be in dire financial straits.
Northman received a B CinemaScore. The cast of the high-profile ensemble includes Nicole Kidman, Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Bjork and Willem Defoe. Abroad, Northman earned $ 11 million for a global $ 23.5 million.
The top five completes Lionsgate’s highly conceptual film The Unbearable Weight of Huge Talent, in which Nicholas Cage plays a fictional version of himself. The film opened for $ 7.2 million from 3,036 theaters and received B + CinemaScore. While Massive Talent performed in line with modest expectations, its inability to break through is a reminder that Hollywood movies can’t travel out of town.
The A24 special film Everything Everywhere and All at once continued its remarkable series, ranking sixth with $ 5.4 million out of 2,137 seats for a local total of $ 26.9 million.
April 24, 8:20 a.m. Updated with revised numbers.
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