Summary
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Deadpool and Wolverine
It is expected to continue to hold the No. 1 spot in its third weekend at the domestic box office. - However, it faces stiff competition from the second-placed film, It Ends with Us.
- Meanwhile, Eli Roth’s
No Man’s Land
Had a relatively quiet weekend, top five.
Deadpool and Wolverine Despite strong competition, it still maintains its box office dominance it’s all over Entering the ring and sputtering No Man’s Land. this Deadpool and Wolverine The box office has been one of the biggest stories of the year, as the Marvel Cinematic Universe film quickly climbed to $900 million with the highest R-rated opening of all time. In its second weekend in theaters, it easily beat the thriller trapwhose latest competitor is it’s all overAdapted from the controversial romance novel of the same name by Colleen Hoover. No Man’s Landa film adaptation of the hit video game directed by Eli Roth.
Every DeadlineAs of Saturday morning Deadpool and Wolverine The film is expected to remain the domestic box office champion at the end of its third week in theaters, with a three-day total of $55.8 million. However, it’s all over is competing fiercely for the No. 2 spot, and is expected to take in between $45 million and $49 million this weekend. Meanwhile, No Man’s Land That’s well behind the $8-10 million market. It’s a slow start, despite reports that much of its roughly $120 million budget has been covered by international licensing.
Why did “Borderlands” finally resonate with domestic audiences, but “Us” couldn’t?
Many factors contribute to our success
Heading into the second weekend of August, it looked like this video game adaptation was going to be the new hit. It was a blockbuster movie with a $120 million budget and directed by acclaimed director Eli Roth. Not to mention its mountain of No Man’s Land The cast includes Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Gina Gershon and Jamie Lee Curtis, who recently won an Oscar for the hit film Succession Everything happens at the same time.
Eli Roth is known for directing horror films such as
hostel
,
grateful
and
Green Hell
As well as non-horror films, e.g.
Death Wish
(2018) and
House with a clock on its walls
.
On the other hand, the recent box office performance of romance films has been unstable. it’s all over The film was dogged by controversy for its divisive depiction of domestic violence and rumors of behind-the-scenes drama, and it only stars one A-list star, Blake Lively. However, several factors may have helped the romance movie beat out video game adaptations at the domestic box office. One of them is No Man’s Land On Rotten Tomatoes, the romantic film has a 58% rating, compared to a measly 10% for the original.
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it’s all over The controversy and drama surrounding its release may also have helped propel the book rather than hindered it, with the attention it received, coupled with the fact that it is based on a novel that has become a hit on BookTok in recent years, also raising its profile. No Man’s Land The cast, no matter how strong, may not be perfect for appealing to the core demographic of the game’s fan base the way Lively appeals to fans of the books.
This is Blake Lively’s first leading role in four years, and she just starred in Deadpool and Wolverine The rivalry with her husband Ryan Reynolds may also attract more people’s attention it’s all overhelping it to overcome No Man’s Land It’s everywhere. However, it seems that in a vacuum, a video game adaptation would also underperform. Whether it can become a dark horse movie in North America remains to be seen, but its D+ CinemaScore suggests that the chances of that happening are slim.
Source: Deadline
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Deadpool and Wolverine 4.0
The sequel to the hugely successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2, which stars Ryan Reynolds as a mercenary with a bad mouth, will be the first film in the Marvel Studios franchise to be produced under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
Director Shawn Levy
Release date July 26, 2024 Production company Marvel, Maximum Effort Cast Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Ugamus, Karan Soni, Matthew MacFadyen, Brianna Hildebrand, Kutsuna Shiori, Stephen Kapicic, Lewis Tan, Randall Reid, Jennifer Garner, Aaron Stanford, Billy Clements, Olly Palmer, Chris Hemsworth, Rob McElhenney
Duration: 127 minutes
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2.5
Based on the 2016 novel by Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us is a romantic drama directed by Justin Baldoni. The film follows a recent college graduate named Lily who meets and falls in love with a man named Lyle. However, a traumatic event and the re-entry of her high school sweetheart into her life complicate her plans.
Directed by Justin Baldoni
Release date: August 9, 2024
Production companies: Columbia Pictures, Wayfarer Studios, Saks Picture Company
Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing
Screenwriters Christy Hall, Colleen Hoover
Actors Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Brandon Sklenar, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj
Duration: 130 minutes
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3.5
Borderlands is a sci-fi action-comedy film adapted from the video game series that tells the story of treasure hunter Lilith, played by Cate Blanchett, who returns to her home planet Pandora to search for the missing daughter of a tycoon. Together with a group of unlikely allies (such as a soldier, a teenage demolition expert, a wisecracking robot and an eccentric scientist), they work together to rescue the girl while learning how to deal with each other’s uncontrollable quirks.
Director Eli Roth
Release date: August 9, 2024
Studio: Arad Productions, Picturestart
Distributor Lionsgate
Screenwriter: Eli Roth, Joe Crombie
Duration: 102 minutes
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