A $ 28 million opening weekend may not be a big box office success, but for a comedy like Universal's "Night School", it's definitely a win. At a time when only a few valuable comedies were successful at the box office, "Night School" recorded the best opening for the genre this year, beating the departure of $ 20.6 million from the release of his compatriot Universal , "Blockers".
Released on 3,091 copies, the film Kevin Hart / Tiffany Haddish is only a few steps away from the $ 31 million opening of "Girls Trip," the previous collaboration between Haddish, the director Malcolm Lee and producer Will Packer. With a budget of $ 29 million and a rating of CinemaScore from A-, the film is able to make a solid profit, although the profit is still to be seen. Next week he will face stiff competition. The movie Sony "Venom" and Warner Bros. reward "A star is born".
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Speaking of Warner Bros., their animated film "Smallfoot" was in second place this weekend, meeting the expectations of the tracker by opening $ 23 million on 4,131 locations. This is a slightly higher start than the previous two versions of Warner Animation Group in September, "Storks" ($ 21.3 million) and "The Lego Ninjago Movie" ($ 20.4 million).
In third place is Universal's "House with a Clock in the Walls", which generated $ 12.5 million on its second weekend, for a decent drop of 53% and a total of 44.7 millions of dollars over 10 days. Lionsgate's "A Simple Favor" is fourth with $ 6.5 million on its third weekend, bringing its national total to $ 43 million.
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Two horror films are in a tight race for last place in the top five: "The Nun" from WB / New Line and "Hell Fest" from Lionsgate / CBS Films. "The Nun" is leading with $ 5.4 million, pushing its total to $ 109 million after four weekends.
"Hell Fest", which opens this weekend, has reached the lowest level of the tracker's forecast with $ 5 million, although it has not been well received with a score of 33% for rotten tomatoes and a C on CinemaScore. With the highly anticipated return of Michael Myers and "Halloween" next month, it is not likely that "Hell Fest" will have a big print this Halloween season, but the studios have already returned their money with a co-funded budget $ 5.5 million.
"A star is born" vs. "Venom" and 5 more of the 6 biggest Box Office confrontations of autumn (Photos)
"Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald", "Aquaman" and "Mary Poppins Returns" are expected to dominate the box office this fall. But there are other films that compete to attract the attention of moviegoers – those who are about to make their debut in a fierce competition. Here are six box office clashes to avoid this fall.
MGM / Disney / Paramount / Twentieth Century Fox
October 5: "A star is born" against "Venom"
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga will face a superhero entry, it will be an interesting battle. While the former is an independent actor with prominent stars at the top of the list, the latest is a highly anticipated comic book character debuting in a large studio. .
MGM / Sony
October 12: "First man" against "Goosebumps 2: Halloween haunted"
Everyone expects Damien Chazelle to follow up on "La La Land", especially as the film depicting Ryan Gosling in space provokes enthusiasm. "Goosebumps", of course, is already an established franchise based on the R.L. Stine series of children's books of the same name. The first film, released in 2015, had a $ 23 million opening.
DreamWorks / Columbia Pictures Corporation
November 2: "Bohemian Rhapsody" vs. "The mad person" against "Nutcracker and the Four Kingdoms"
"Bohemian Rhapsody" is set to become the most anticipated fall film, as it tells the life of singer Queen Freddie Mercury (played by Rami Malek). The film had some difficulties on the road when Sacha Baron Cohen, initially played by Mercury, left the project. Director Joss Whedon has also left the biopic rocker. Now, he will compete against Disney's big-budget film "The Nutcracker and the Four Kingdoms" as well as Tyler Perry's "Nobody's Fool".
New Regency / Paramount Players / Disney
November 9: "Overlord" vs. "The girl with the spider's web" vs. "The Grinch"
"The Girl in the Spiderweb" is a long-awaited sequel to "The Dragon Tattoo Girl" featuring Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander. It has returned $ 232 million at the global box office. Claire Foy takes over seven years later. But fans love their "Grinch" ("How the Grinch Flying Stole" in 2000 grossed $ 345.1 million worldwide) and JJ Abrams also created a "Cloverfield" group (although he stated that "Overlord" was not part of the "Cloverfield" franchise). "Cloverfield" and "10 Cloverfield Lane" generated $ 170.8 million and $ 110.2 million worldwide respectively.
Paramount / Universal / MGM
November 22: "Creed II" vs. "Ralph breaks the Internet"
"Creed" made its box office debut in 2015, earning $ 173 million worldwide. So, of course, the sequel could prove to be a valid opponent for "Ralph Breaks the Internet". His predecessor, "Wreck-It Ralph" brought in $ 471 million worldwide and was nominated for an Oscar.
MGM / Disney
December 21: "Aquaman" vs. "Bumblebee" vs. "Alita: Battle Angel"
"Aquaman" has the support of extremely devout fans of DC, but "Bumblebee" will attract fans of "Transformers", who took the entire franchise to 1.4 billion US dollars. Both films will make money. "Alita: Battle Angel" is based on Yukito Kishiro's manga, "Battle Angel Alita", is produced by James Cameron and has a remarkable cast.
Warner Bros./Paramount/Twentieth Century Fox
Fall Movie Preview 2018: These 15 films struggle to win box office
"Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald", "Aquaman" and "Mary Poppins Returns" are expected to dominate the box office this fall. But there are other films that compete to attract the attention of moviegoers – those who are about to make their debut in a fierce competition. Here are six box office clashes to watch this fall.
