Update, Friday afternoon: Amazon MGM Studios’ Challengers is watching $6.2 million Friday (which includes approximately $2 million in previews), which the film will receive $15M In 3,477 theatres. how is he? Young people aged 18 to 34 are expected to come tonight, their numbers will remain strong till Sunday.
As of Thursday night, that demo range drove 76% of ticketholders for the picture, according to Screen Engine/comScore’s PostTrak. Undoubtedly, this is the biggest and widest debut to date for Oscar-nominated Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino. Remember, this tennis movie has IMAX and some PLF, essentially all AMC Dolby.
RelishMix reports Challengers It now has a social media universe of 278.5 million across TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Xx, which is 60% ahead of the romantic film genre’s norms. The social media universe of that photo is moving mean Girls (264.1m), anyone except you (98.8m) and saltburn (213.9m). Zendaya has a dedicated Story spot on Instagram Challengers, And he reminded his fans about the film today:
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Challengers (watch the trailer below) cost more than $50 million, and was bought by Amazon MGM as a combo with Guadagnino’s Timothée Chalamet cannibalistic love story. Bones and all. Guadagnino already has another film at Amazon MGM, the Julia Roberts dramatic thriller After the hunt, Expected to be released next year.
Lionsgate/Kingdom Stories takes second place at the domestic box office unsung hero with $3.4M-$3.9M Today and $7M-$9M In 2,832 theaters for the weekend.
Mahan/Warner Bros.’ fifth weekend Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Ranked third at 3,312 places $1.7M Today and $7m For 3-days, -27%, overall $181.5M,
Bill Skarsgård in ‘Boy Kills World’
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Fourth is the third frame of A24 civil war Today with $1.8M on 3,518 sites, and $6.2M-44%, for Qum lasting till Sunday $55.3M,
Fifth place goes to the horror film directed by Universal’s Radio Silence Abigail In 3,393 theaters on Friday $1.35M3-day $4.5M-56%, and 10-day $18m,
‘Roadside Attractions’ boy kills the world coming on $900,000 Today and $1.9M In 1,993 theaters for the weekend.
Earlier, Friday AM: Amazon MGM Studios’ Challengers, Starring Zendaya and directed by Luca Guadagnino, Bunny $1.9 million In previews Thursday, that figure is $100,000 less than Universal’s cocaine bear Did. The sexy tennis rom-com is expected to gross $15 million over the weekend.
critics like Challengers Certified 91% fresh, but last night’s audience was so-so on it, giving it three stars on Screen Engine/comScore’s PostTrak 3 1/2 stars, 75% positive, and 56% definite recommendation. 35% of women over 25 came out, along with 25% of women under 25, but men over 25 were pulled in as dates for 25%, men under 25 for 14%. It wasn’t Zendaya’s girl fans, but 80% of men over 25 who liked the movie the most.
Overall best demo grade Challengers Came from the 25-34 group (80%, showed up at 37%) and the 45-54 group (82% of the grade, showed up at 4%). The film was originally scheduled to release in mid-September following its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, but was postponed to this weekend due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. No matter what numbers the movie did, it was a smart move as it gave Zendaya a global boost to her 184M Instagram fans.
‘unsung hero’
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Elsewhere, Lionsgate and Kingdom Stories unsung hero Make $1.67M In preview. It’s important to note that for both films not all of their earnings came from previews last night, but also included early advance-screening money.
faith based unsung hero Earned $470K yesterday. Joel Smallbone and Richard L. The Ramsey-directed film, which has expanded to 2,832 sites today, was made for $6M before P&A and will make about the same at BO. unsung hero Follows David Smallbone, who moves from Australia to America with seven children and his wife and becomes a five-time Grammy-winning artist for King + Country and Rebecca St. James. Posttrack went out early Thursday, unsung hero Five stars, 96% positive and 86% definite recommendation. Last night’s audience was 66% female, 48% were over 55. RT Reviews unsung hero 100% with 60% of viewers are fresh.
‘Early Industry Estimates for Preview of Roadside Attractions’ boy kills the world the movie is around $500K, Lionsgate’s sister label uber-action movie, which was acquired from TIFF Midnight, is expecting a single-digit debut. RT reviews are 63% fresh, audience is up 60%. PostTrak moviegoers gave the film 3 stars, 66% positive and 67% liked the film due to its male presence.
The rest of Thursday and the week are as follows:
1.) civil war (A24) 3,929 theaters, Thursday $874K (-8% from Wednesday), week $15M, total $48.8M/Week 2
2.) Abigail (University) 3,384 theaters, Thursday $646K (-11%), Week $13.5M, Week 1
3.) godzilla x king (LB/WB) 3,658 theaters Thursday $615k (-3%), week $12.3 million, total $174.4 million/Week 4
4.) Ministry of Rude War (LG) 2,845 theaters, Thursday $500K (-19%), week $11.5M/Week 1
5.) kung fu panda 4 (University) 2,955 theaters, Thursday $317K (-6%), Week $6M, Total $181.4M/Week 7
