red number oneForecasts for the opening weekend continue to shrink. The director of this movie is Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle“Jake Kasdan” stars Chris Evans and Dwayne Johnson as hacker Jack O’Malley and Arctic security commander Callum Drift, respectively, a mischievous and friendly duo. A team must come together to rescue a kidnapped Santa Claus (J.K. Simmons) and save Christmas. this red number one The film is positioned as the first big-budget blockbuster of the 2024 holiday season, opening a week before major blockbusters are released simultaneously evil and Gladiator II.
Every typeas of Saturday morning, red number one The domestic box office is expected to total US$30 million in the three days of its opening weekend. While the film’s take fell short of Friday’s low estimate of about $30 to $33 million, it was still enough to propel the film to the top of the weekend’s domestic box office charts. it has been diverted Venom: The Last Dance It dropped to second place, ending a three-week run by the superhero sequel.
However, this debut still pales in comparison to the film’s reported massive production budget of $250 million. Even though it was Amazon-MGM Studios’ best opening weekend since its release Creed III Released in March 2023, red number one Johnson continues a string of disappointing releases in theaters, with his most recent credits including 2023’s black adam (Failed to break even despite revenue of $393.5 million), 2022 DC Super Pet Alliance (probably just hit breakeven of $207.6 million), and 2021 jungle cruise (It made just $220.9 million against a $200 million budget and will likely premiere on Disney+ at the same time).
What does the premiere box office mean to Hongyi?
The film’s financial situation is complicated
huge red number one Budget posed a problem for the movie. Since theaters retain half of ticket sales and the production budget does not include publicity costs (which are particularly high for this film), a film typically needs to earn back at least two and a half times its budget in theaters before it is ultimately released. in black. That could put the break-even point for the Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans movie around $625 million or more. Although the film took in $28 million in early international releases, box office receipts so far suggest it may never reach that point.
In addition to previews starting on October 31st,
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Premieres in the UK and Ireland on November 6th and in Latin America on November 7th.
However, the film is an Amazon MGM Studios production and was originally designed to be a Prime Video exclusive, so if it has a successful streaming debut and continues to become a perennial holiday watch, the theatrical box office take might just be the icing on the cake . Prime rankings every December. However, it remains to be seen how it will perform once it hits streaming platforms, as it’s frustrating red number one Reviews gave it a 32% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, an early sign that it might not be a critical success, although early user reviews were more positive.
Our thoughts on the weekend box office
Hongyi will face a lot of competition in the future
It remains to be seen whether this will ultimately be achieved red number one Become an unpopular one. There are still five weekends until Christmas, so the film can use the remaining holiday window to attract a growing theater audience. However, the upcoming release at the end of November evil, Gladiator IIand moana 2followed by mid-to-late December Kraven the hunter, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle of the Rohirrim, Mufasa: The Lion King, Sonic the Hedgehog 3with Robert Eggers Nosferatu Might give it too much competition for it to stand out.
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Source: Variety Show
When Santa Claus is kidnapped, an Arctic security chief (Dwayne Johnson) must team up with a notorious bounty hunter (Chris Evans) on a thrilling global mission to save Christmas. This action-packed holiday adventure blends comedy and holiday magic, starring Lucy Liu and JK Simmons.
Director Jack Kasdan
Release date November 15, 2024
Screenwriter Chris Morgan, Hiram Garcia Actors Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, JK Simmons, Lucy Liu, Keenan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Christopher Hevey Chu, Nick Kroll, Wesley Kimmel, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Wyatt Hunter, Lanz Duffy, Mark Evan Jackson, Ashley Dorman Greg, Cody Easterbrook, Jon Rudnitsky, Maura Golondona, Jenna Carnell, Rod Maxwell, Fedor Steele, Octavian Ya Grace, Matthew Zucker, Cora Kass, Ahmed Ghafoury, Jeff Chase Callum Drift, Jack O’Malley, Santa Claus, Zoe, Gryla , Mrs. Claus, Krampus, Ted, Dylan, Olivia, Jack O’Malley Jr., Gene, Uncle Rick, Jamie Hermiston, HIT Instructor, Beef Stew, Ogre Grylla, Krampus Guest, Stage Manager, Cyclops
Film length: 123 minutes
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