Tom Cruise may have been dubbed “Hollywood’s Last Real Movie Star” by the New York Times, but Sony Pictures is betting big there’s at least one other leading man in Tinseltown who can pack theaters on the strength of his name alone.The studio will test the power of Brad Pitt’s popular appeal as it opens “Bullet Train” in 4,300 North American theaters on Friday.
The high-octane assassin thriller is projected to bring in 30 million or more in its box office debut, enough to lead domestic charts.
It wouldn’t be a bad start in today’s fractured moviegoing landscape.
But those projections are lower than independent box office experts were expecting for a high-profile thriller aimed at adult men.The R-rated “Bullet Train” didn’t come cheap, so it’ll need to keep playing in theaters throughout the summer to justify its hefty price tag.
Sony spent 90 million to produce the film,
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