Den of Thieves 2 is Lionsgate’s greatest opening in over a yr; Higher Man is tanking badly.
It’s no secret that Lionsgate’s had a tough yr on the field workplace. The mini-major is in unhealthy form after struggling dear flops like Borderlands and The Crow. Nevertheless, they’re scoring a much-needed win this weekend, with Den of Thieves 2: Pantera anticipated to complete in first place with a $15 million opening (about $3 million greater than we predicted). That opening is consistent with what the primary movie made again in 2018 and is a major enchancment over the past two Gerard Butler motion flicks, Airplane and Kandahar. The overall pondering is that if it weren’t for the tragic Los Angeles wildfires, the movie would have opened even larger, however even nonetheless, $15 million is a good begin for a film that ought to have an extended life on streaming.
In accordance with Deadline, Mufasa: The Lion King is a distant second, with $11 million plus, whereas Sonic the Hedgehog 3 must be in third with simply over $8 million. Nosferatu is in 4th place with $6.3 million (with a terrific $81 million complete), whereas Moana 2 is simply behind it with $5.9 million.
Nevertheless, Paramount’s Robbie Williams biopic, Higher Man, has confirmed to be a whole catastrophe, with it solely on observe for $1 million regardless of enjoying on over 1200 screens. By comparability, Brady Corbett’s The Brutalist is about to earn the identical quantity on solely 68 screens. The Final Showgirl, starring Pamela Anderson, is about to make about $1.35 million on lower than half the quantity of screens. Really, this can be a dire quantity for a film that was additionally bombed within the UK, the place Robbie Williams is a family identify. Given the $100 million plus funds, this can go down as an expensive flop, even when it’s fairly a superb movie. So what occurred? Williams’s enchantment isn’t on the identical degree as somebody like Bob Dylan (whose biopic, A Full Unknown, has fared properly), Elton John, Queen or Elvis. The truth that a CGI monkey performs him was possibly too huge of a swing for director Michael Gracey, even when I’ve a hunch this can change into a cult movie down the road.
What are you watching this weekend?
