Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Chris Ivan’s Christmas Movie red number one The film topped Friday’s domestic box office charts with nearly $11 million. The question now is whether it can reach its target and open up a $30 million hole.
Amazon-MGM Studios has always thought the movie would be released on Saturday and Sunday, rather than Friday (a major distraction on Friday was the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight on Netflix, although most (i.e. 54%) red number one The opening day ticket purchaser was male).
red number one A total of 4,032 North American theaters are showing this weekend, including Imax, Dolby Cinema and other high-quality big screens. While many critics disliked the action-adventure film, audiences felt the opposite and gave it an A- CinemaScore. Amazon originally planned to send the film directly to its streaming service Prime Video, but later gave it the big-screen treatment in hopes of providing incentives for exhibitors.
Heading into an otherwise quiet weekend, tracking shows the film opening domestically at $30 million to $35 million. Warner Bros. Pictures is releasing the production of “Seven Bucks” overseas, including red number one Opens at $28M to avoid direct showdown with Paramount Gladiator IIThe film will open at the international box office this weekend, a week ahead of its domestic debut. (Riley Scott’s Gladiator The sequel could gross $80 million or more abroad.
red number oneConsidering the film cost $250 million to make, its box office performance will be closely watched. Big traditional studios in the same situation would come under intense scrutiny if a movie’s price tag reached those numbers, but Amazon insists its business model is different and driven by subscribers, not just box office. Also counting on red number one It can be played throughout the year-end holidays and become a holiday classic for years to come.
Still, it would be disappointing if $30 million wasn’t raised.
red number one It’s the first official Christmas movie to hit theaters since before the pandemic Grinch Opened in 2018.
This family-friendly film tells the story of what happens when Santa Claus (codenamed “Red One”) is kidnapped and the head of Arctic security (Johnson) must fight against the world’s most notorious bounty hunter (Evans) team up on a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas in the Amazon MGM story.
Directed by Jake Kasdan, written by Chris Morgan, written by Hiram Garcia, red number one Also starring: Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Christopher Highview, Nick Kroll, Wesley Kimmel and JK Simmons. It was rated PG-13 in the United States, but reviews were not kind.
red number one It’s the first in a series of year-end blockbusters gearing up for release and, if all goes well, will put the box office back on Santa’s good list after a sharp decline due to a lack of product. Universal evil and paramount Gladiator II Both premiere on November 22, followed by Walt Disney Animation’s moana 2 November 27th.
Figures will be updated on Sunday morning.
