Why Universal Monster Remake ‘The Invisible Man’ Hit Big for Blumhouse

The weekend box office brought both good and bad news.

Universal’s “The Invisible Man” exceeded expectations with a $29 million opening, but the overall box-office total fell under $100 million, a rarity between Super Bowl Sunday and Labor Day.And strangely this weekend, both “My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising” (Funimation) and “Impractical Jokers: The Movie” (truTV) showed up in the Top Ten.Meanwhile exhibitors are facing rising concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and its possible impact on public activities like moviegoing ahead.

The case for some impact comes from recent declines after a strong start to 2020 that left the totals up 6% after two months.

That’s down sharply from initial weeks, and comes with the bonus of the leap year Saturday that accounts for 40% of the higher number.

So the bloom is off the rose.However, results for the first two months are usually not a good guide for a full year’s prospects.

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