There was plenty of good news at both home and abroad this weekend as two splashy newcomers scored impressive debuts, providing a ray of hope to the hit-starved studios just in time for the upcoming summer blockbuster season.
On the domestic front, Universal’s rookie shoot-em-up Nobody, starring unlikely action hero Bob Odenkirk, came blasting out of the gate with a $6.7 million opening.
Meanwhile, overseas, Warner Bros.’ big-budget clash of the titans, Godzilla vs.
Kong, roared with a monster-sized $121.8 million bow.Let’s start with the homefront headlines, shall we? For the first time since the Covid pandemic began, every film in the Top 5 grossed more than $1 million.
Still, the clear victor was Nobody—a bullet-riddled, R-rated action flick about a mild-mannered suburban dad (Better Call Saul ’s Odenkirk ) who goes on a bender of vigilante payback after his home is robbed.
Created by the mastermind behind the John Wick franchise,
Read full article