![]() ![]() “Mask” was a historical action film, seemingly one with less obvious appeal than “Uncharted,” which has a built-in fanbase of longtime players.Įxpectations are that it could be the biggest opener for the month, with a possible $20 million weekend with higher potential. Leonardo DiCaprio managed to boost “The Man in the Iron Mask” to the equivalent of a $34 million opening in 1998, just missing beating out his “Titanic” in its thirteenth week as #1. Like many actors who are strongly identified with one popular character, Holland can’t automatically transfer his “Spider-Man” appeal to a different franchise. The Ruben Fleischer-directed adventure now opens on President’s Day weekend (February 11 in U.K./Ireland). The long-gestating video game adaptation had a Christmas 2020 date before pre-COVID production delays, only to be pushed twice more in the following months. Sony and its “Spider-Man” star Holland return to the multiplex with “Uncharted,” out on February 18. Pre-opening estimates guessed at a $15-20 million opening weekend, though if word of mouth is like the buzzy Twitter response, the film might go higher. Perhaps the gap between films will make this new entry, which also includes a variety of new stars, feel fresher. One major question “Jackass” will help clarify: whether comedy tastes - often transient - can sustain themselves. The younger fans of the initial 2002 film may now have children old enough to see the R-rated film. “Jackass Forever” is the fourth film in the comedy stunt franchise and the first in 12 years. The rest of the holdovers, including “Scream,” won’t do much more. That figure accounted for 43 percent of the box office total for all films. The Sony-produced Marvel film will likely add only another $30-40 million to its take this month. Last month had a strong start with “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which added $164 million to its box office take after opening in December. Storms in the central part of the country shut down some theaters and otherwise dampened both figures.įebruary’s domestic box office take can’t be much worse than January’s: The $390 million total is just 44 percent of the same month two years ago, shortly before the pandemic began to spread around the world, shutting down many theaters in its wake. Normally, February grosses about 75-80 percent of January. It’s Johnny Knoxville and Tom Holland to the rescue - at least for low-grossing theaters this month. Knoxville and his merry band of pranksters from “ Jackass Forever” (Paramount) opened Thursday night to $1.65 million, while Roland Emmerich’s latest disaster movie “ Moonfall” took in $700,000 initially. ![]()
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