On a weekend like this one it’s easy to bury the positive news, so let’s start with the good stuff.Three non-franchise original films, all budgeted under $50 million, saw credible results.
Sony’s “No Hard Feelings” with Jennifer Lawrence, an R-rated comedy, did around 25 percent better than pre-release estimates.
Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” (Focus) proved its opening platform weekend was no fluke with $9 million.
And Celine Song’s “Past Lives” (A24), rolling out more slowly, is already at $3.5 million while in fewer than 300 theaters.Add to those the continued strong performance of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony), which is back at #1 and headed to a $375 million-$400 million domestic total (double 2018’s initial entry).
Pixar’s “Elemental” saw a credible hold (-38 percent) to retain the #2 position.
And “The Little Mermaid,” falling only 22 percent, is at $270 million domestic, while Disney’s “Boogeyman” (its fourth top 10 title) fell only 40 percent.
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