B次元官网网址淪onic the Hedgehog 2B次元官网网址� sped to the top of the charts in its opening weekend, earning an impressive $71 million according to studio estimates Sunday. ParamountB次元官网网址檚 PG-rated sequel easily bested the weekendB次元官网网址檚 other major newcomer, Michael BayB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淎mbulance,B次元官网网址� which faltered in theaters.
B次元官网网址淪onic 2,B次元官网网址� which brings back the first filmB次元官网网址檚 director, writers and cast, including James Marsden, Jim Carrey and Ben Schwartz, who voices the blue video game character, opened in 4,234 locations and actually surpassed its predecessorB次元官网网址檚 opening weekend. The first B次元官网网址淪onic the HedgehogB次元官网网址� opened over the Presidents Day holiday weekend in February 2020, earning $58 million in its first three days.
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B次元官网网址淪onic 2B次元官网网址� got mixed to positive reviews from critics and audiences were even more enthusiastic. They gave the CG/live-action hybrid a strong B次元官网网址淎B次元官网网址� CinemaScore.
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ItB次元官网网址檚 an important weekend not just for the B次元官网网址淪onicB次元官网网址� franchise, but for PG-rated family films too. Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian said that one of the big questions of the pandemic was whether families would return to movie theaters with seemingly limitless viewing options available at home. According to exit polls, families made up 58% of the B次元官网网址淪onic 2B次元官网网址� audience.
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And their next release could be their biggest yet. B次元官网网址淭op Gun: MaverickB次元官网网址� opens on May 27.
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Meanwhile, B次元官网网址淎mbulanceB次元官网网址� got off to a bumpy start in its first weekend. With an estimated $8.7 million in grosses, it opened behind SonyB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淢orbius,B次元官网网址� down 74% in weekend two, and B次元官网网址淭he Lost City.B次元官网网址� BayB次元官网网址檚 nail-biter about a botched bank robbery was released by Universal and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Eiza Gonz谩lez.
Its tepid launch proved a head-scratcher for many. Reviews werenB次元官网网址檛 terrible (itB次元官网网址檚 at a 69% on Rotten Tomatoes versus B次元官网网址淪onic 2B次元官网网址檚B次元官网网址� 67%) and on paper B次元官网网址淎mbulanceB次元官网网址� appears to be the kind of throwback, big screen blockbuster spectacle that would draw significant crowds to the theaters.
B次元官网网址淭his is a filmmaker who will forever be looked at as a blockbuster director, whether you like his movies or not. The bar is always raised for someone like that,B次元官网网址� Dergarabedian said. B次元官网网址淏ut this is a different kind of movie and I think thatB次元官网网址檚 why weB次元官网网址檙e seeing these numbers. ItB次元官网网址檚 not trying to be B次元官网网址楾ransformers.B次元官网网址� If BayB次元官网网址檚 name wasnB次元官网网址檛 on it, expectations wouldnB次元官网网址檛 be as high.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淪onic 2B次元官网网址� wasnB次元官网网址檛 the only success of the weekend. A24B次元官网网址檚 critical darling B次元官网网址淓verything Everywhere All At OnceB次元官网网址� expanded nationwide in its third weekend in theaters and earned $6.1 million from only 1,250 screens.
B次元官网网址淎24 has done a spectacular job of rolling it out on a platform release and building buzz,B次元官网网址� Dergarabedian said.
The film, directed by the Daniels and starring Michelle Yeoh, will expand to more theaters in the coming weeks.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. B次元官网网址淪onic the Hedgehog 2,B次元官网网址� $71 million.
2. B次元官网网址淢orbius,B次元官网网址� $10.2 million.
3. B次元官网网址淭he Lost City,B次元官网网址� $9.2 million.
4. B次元官网网址淎mbulance,B次元官网网址� $8.7 million.
5. B次元官网网址淭he Batman,B次元官网网址� $6.5 million.
6. B次元官网网址淓verything Everywhere All At Once,B次元官网网址� $6.1 million.
7. B次元官网网址淯ncharted,B次元官网网址� $2.7 million.
8. B次元官网网址淛ujutsu Kaisen 0,B次元官网网址� $825,000.
9. B次元官网网址淪pider-Man: No Way Home,B次元官网网址� $625,000.
10. B次元官网网址淩RR,B次元官网网址� $570,000.
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