“A Quiet Place” was looking to make noise at the weekend box office, and it delivered.Paramount Pictures’ thriller directed by John Krasinski soared past estimates to a massive $50.3 million opening in 3,508 theaters.
That’s enough to land it the second highest domestic opening of the year to date behind “Black Panther,” which opened in February with $202 million.
Since its debut at South by Southwest, “A Quiet Place” has garnered rave reviews.
It currently holds an solid 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a B+ CinemaScore.“This much bigger than expected debut comes in an era of ongoing popularity for the horror genre that in North America alone last year generated over $1 billion in box office,” Paul Dergarabedian, a media analyst at comScore, said.At No.
2, Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One” made $25 million in 4,234 locations in its second weekend, bringing its total domestic grosses up to $97 million.
The Warner Bros.’ film
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