Sadness and joy in Vice-Versa 2
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Pixar Upside Down 2 remained atop the domestic box office charts in its third weekend with a generous $57.4 million, enough to scare off Paramount’s prequel. A quiet place: first day after a closer race than expected.
Moreover, Vice-Versa 2 celebrates crossing the billion-dollar milestone in global ticket sales in record time for an animated film, 19 days. Directed by Kelsey Mann, the sequel introduces a whole new set of emotions that are brought to “Headquarters” when the story’s young heroine, Riley, becomes a teenager. Joy, sadness, anger, fear and disgust are not sure how to feel about the arrival of anxiety, envy, boredom and embarrassment.
Amy Poehler leads the voice cast which also includes Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Ayo Edebiri, Lilimar, Grace Lu, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Paul Walter Hauser and Yvette Nicole Brown.
Inside Out 2 makes life difficult for Illumination and Universal’s 4th of July star Despicable Me 4which will premiere in select overseas markets ahead of its domestic launch on the 4th of July. But the film has plenty of time to pull itself together. Despicable Me 4currently playing in 20 markets, grossed $13.9 million this weekend for an initial total of $25.3 million and is expected to create a fireworks sensation when it opens across the U.S. on July 3.
Coming in second at the domestic box office this weekend, A quiet place: first day The film has reason to celebrate after posting the franchise’s best weekend start with $53 million, well ahead of the $40 million expected for its launch. The prequel’s performance is particularly impressive given that franchise creator John Krasinski didn’t direct this time around, and Emily Blunt didn’t star either.
Instead, Michael Sarnoski (Pig) was brought to the stand Day onebased on a story he and Krasinski came up with together. Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn star in the $70 million film, which has generally positive reviews and a B+ CinemaScore, a good rating for a horror film. The 18-34 year old audience drives the film, as well as an ethnically diverse audience. It has also invaded many Imax and premium large format screens of Vice-Versa 2.
“THE Peaceful place the franchise is alive and well,” says Chris Aronson, Paramount’s head of domestic distribution. “We made the film feel fresh and new, and it takes pride of place in the series.”
The prequel also made a splash overseas, grossing $45.5 million in 59 markets for a worldwide debut of $98.5 million. In almost 25 markets, it recorded the best figures of the series.
The film directed by Krasinski A quiet place was a surprise box office hit of 2018 when it opened to $50 million despite virtually no dialogue. A Quiet Place: Part 2which hits theaters on Memorial Day in 2022 while the box office was still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, grossed $57 million over the four-day holiday, including $47 million over the three-day weekend.
Day one continues Sony’s June box office rebound Bad Boys: Ride or Die and cemented by Vice-Versa 2.
Third at the national box office behind Inside Out 2 And Day one this weekend it was Kevin Costner’s expensive $100 million western, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One. The film bit the dust with an estimated opening of $11 million (overseas figures were not immediately available). The big question now is what this means for Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2which opens its doors in mid-August.
Horizon is undoubtedly one of the biggest curiosity factors of the summer after Costner left behind a lucrative gig on Taylor Sheridan’s hit series Yellow stone and invested tens of millions of his own money to make his decades-long passion project a reality with four period Western films.
The hope was that Horizon The film could have struck a chord with older white men in the middle of America. While it manages to reach its target audience (57% of the audience was male, while over 75% of ticket buyers were Caucasian), it doesn’t do it as well as hoped. A B- CinemaScore rating and mediocre reviews certainly didn’t help its cause. The best theater was in Salt Lake City (Costner shot the film in Utah).
Warner has agreed to distribute and market the first two Horizon films for a fee in the United States. Costner, who has been promoting the film relentlessly, has put up $38 million of his own money, while two mysterious investors have also chipped in some capital. The rest of the budget comes from selling foreign rights with the help of sales company K5 International, which premiered the film at the Cannes Film Festival.Horizon (opens in many markets this weekend). Costner is also financing the film’s marketing.
Bad Boys 4 almost made as much as Horizon In its fourth weekend, it grossed $10.3 million to rank #4. The film’s domestic total is $165.3 million. Overseas, it added $13.1 million from 66 markets for a worldwide total of $332 million in a notable comeback for Will Smith after his memorable Oscar slap in the face in 2022. Bad Boys (The episode grossed $462 million worldwide in a less competitive market.)
Prathyangira Cinema releases Indian film in Telugu language Kalki 2898 AD rounded out the top five with $5.4 million from just 1,049 theaters.
At the specialized counter, Searchlight’s Kinds of Kindnessdirected by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, increased its theater count by five to 485 in its second release, earning $1.5 million and placing in the top 10.
Magnolias Thelmastarring June Squibb as a 93-year-old grandmother who gets scammed, expanded to 1,220 locations and grossed $1.3 million for a total of $5.1 million at the UNITED STATES.
Sony Pictures Classics has opened the film starring Sean Penn and Dakota Johnson Dad The film opened in 638 theaters and grossed $440,000 despite good reviews. This R-rated, two-act drama about a New York City taxi ride is directed by Christy Hall.