Box Office: ‘The Suicide Squad’ Opens to $4.1 Million in Thursday Previews

The Suicide Squad” opened to $4.1 million in Thursday night previews, bolstered by strong reviews and the wider world of fandom’s mania for all things James Gunn.Theater owners are hoping that the very R-rated comic book film will provide a much-needed jolt to the box office after concerns about the Delta variant and new distribution models have stalled their recovery.

But “The Suicide Squad” is also part of this shift in how movies are being presented to consumers.

The film is premiering simultaneously on HBO Max, which may take a bite out of ticket sales.

Last year, Warner Bros.

opted to debut its entire 2021 slate of films on the new streaming service — it was both a concession to the pandemic era and a means of bolstering subscriptions for its nascent Netflix challenger.“The Suicide Squad,” which is not to be confused with its article-less 2016 predecessor “Suicide Squad,” is a spiritual sequel,

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