This was a strong box-office weekend, by current 2021 standards.
“Nobody,” an R-rated thriller starring Bob Odenkirk, from the director of “Hardcore Henry,” grossed $6.7 million — about one third of the weekend’s $19 million overall total.“Nobody” is good news for Universal, which acquired the film from STX for about $10 million.
The film’s A- Cinemascore is particularly strong for its genre and may suggest staying power that could bleed over to its likely Premium VOD debut in about three weeks.
It benefits from New York and Los Angeles theater openings; perhaps an even greater benefit for the low-budget title is it had virtually no competition.A more meaningful test for “Nobody,” and for the industry, comes Wednesday with “Godzilla vs.
Kong,” the year’s first five-day opening for a holiday weekend.
It’s the kind of highly anticipated, seat-shaking spectacle that’s designed to draw audiences out of their homes and
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