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Paramount Pictures released B次元官网网址淩ise of the BeastsB次元官网网址� in 3,678 locations starting with Thursday previews. Set in 1994, itB次元官网网址檚 technically a sequel to the 1980s-set B次元官网网址淏umblebeeB次元官网网址� and a prequel to the other films. With and a new director in Steven Caple Jr., itB次元官网网址檚 also an attempt to reset and breathe fresh life into the $4.8 billion franchise.
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Critics didnB次元官网网址檛 love the movie, but thatB次元官网网址檚 also par for the course for this franchise. Overall, Rotten Tomatoes aggregated a less-than-fresh 52% rating.
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In fact, the only movie that did get a fresh rating was B次元官网网址淏umblebee,B次元官网网址� which also made the least money of all of them. Audiences (62% male) were more positive, giving B次元官网网址淩ise of the BeastsB次元官网网址� an A- CinemaScore. According to PostTrak surveys, general audiences gave it 4.5 stars out of 5.
While a $60.5 million opening might not seem like enough to support a $200 million production budget, B次元官网网址淩ise of the BeastsB次元官网网址� is a movie that will make most of its money abroad. Since 2011B次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭ransformers: Dark of the Moon,B次元官网网址� international ticket sales have accounted for at least 70% of the global box office total. Two of the seven movies, B次元官网网址淒ark of the MoonB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淎ge of Extinction,B次元官网网址� from 2014, made over $1 billion each.
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SonyB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淪pider-VerseB次元官网网址� sequel fell about 54%. In just two weeks, itB次元官网网址檚 already surpassed the total domestic box office of the first film with $225.4 million in ticket sales and become the highest grossing Sony Pictures Animation release. With in its arsenal, B次元官网网址淪pider-VerseB次元官网网址� is likely destined for a longer life at the box office, too.
Third place went to DisneyB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Little Mermaid,B次元官网网址� which earned $23 million in its third weekend, where itB次元官网网址檚 playing in 4,320 locations in the U.S. and Canada. The live-action movie has made $414.2 million globally to date.
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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次元官网网址淭ransformers: Rise of the Beasts,B次元官网网址� $60.5 million.
2. B次元官网网址淪pider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,B次元官网网址� $55.4 million.
3. B次元官网网址淭he Little Mermaid,B次元官网网址� $22.3 million.
4. B次元官网网址淕uardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,B次元官网网址� $7 million.
5. B次元官网网址淭he Boogeyman,B次元官网网址� $6.9 million.
6. B次元官网网址淔ast X,B次元官网网址� $5.2 million.
7. B次元官网网址淭he Super Mario Bros. Movie,B次元官网网址� $2.1 million.
8. B次元官网网址淎bout My Father,B次元官网网址� $845,000.
9. B次元官网网址淭he Machine,B次元官网网址� $575,000.
10. B次元官网网址淧ast Lives,B次元官网网址� $520,772.
B次元官网网址擫indsey Bahr, The Associated Press
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