Box Office: ‘The Bad Guys’ Leads Quiet Weekend With $16 Million

A visitor purchases a ticket in entrance of a field workplace at AMC movie show in Lincoln Sq., amid the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) pandemic, within the Manhattan borough of New York Metropolis, New York, U.S., March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photograph

LOS ANGELES, Might 1 (Selection.com) – One other weekend, one other new Liam Neeson action-thriller in theaters.

“Reminiscence,” the actor’s nth COVID-era caper to play on the large display screen, debuted over the weekend to $3.1 million from 2,555 North American cinemas. Its eighth-place end is a weak outcome, however one which’s near Neeson’s current theatrical releases like “Blacklight” ($3.6 million debut), “Sincere Thief” ($3.6 million debut) and “The Marksman” ($3.1 million debut).

Since Open Street Movies and Briarcliff Leisure’s “Reminiscence” is the one new nationwide launch, final weekend’s champion “The Dangerous Guys” topped the field workplace once more. In its sophomore outing, the Common Footage animated heist comedy earned $16.1 million from 4,042 places, bringing its home tally to $44.4 million.

“Mr. Neeson’s pre-pandemic crime pics did effectively, together with the profitable ‘Taken’ collection, however audiences are displaying little curiosity now,” says David A. Gross, who runs the film consulting agency Franchise Leisure Analysis. On the identical time, there seems to be a really loyal demographic that’s prepared to return time and time once more to observe the hulking Neeson avenge somebody’s demise.

General, it has been a quiet weekend in theaters as Hollywood braces for Disney’s “Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity,” which opens in theaters subsequent weekend. The Marvel movie, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and takes place after the occasions of “Spider-Man: No Method House,” is anticipated to ship big field workplace ticket gross sales.

In second place, Paramount’s family-friendly “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” added $11.3 million from 3,801 places. After 4 weeks on the large display screen, the “Sonic” sequel has grossed $160.9 million on the home field workplace. Meaning the movie has formally surpassed its predecessor’s $148 million pre-pandemic field workplace tally. Nevertheless, COVID-19 seemingly minimize brief the theatrical run for 2020’s “Sonic the Hedgehog.”

“Improbable Beasts: The Secrets and techniques of Dumbledore” once more took third place on North American charts with $8.3 million from 3,962 screens. The newest chapter within the “Harry Potter” prequel collection is by far the lowest-grossing of the Wizarding World movie franchise. “The Secrets and techniques of Dumbledore” has generated $79 million so far and faces an uphill battle to cross $100 million domestically.

Director Robert Eggers’ blood-soaked Viking epic “The Northman” and A24’s “Every little thing In every single place All at As soon as” took spots 4 and 5 on home field workplace charts.

“The Northman” fell 49% from its $12 million debut, bringing in $6.3 million from 3,284 theaters. It has grossed $22 million thus far.

In its sixth weekend of launch, “Every little thing In every single place All at As soon as” added $5.5 million from 2,200 cinemas, boosting its North American tally to $35 million.

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