This weekend’s box-office grosses will suffer in comparison to 2019, a typical late-summer weekend that saw the opening of “Hobbs and Shaw” ($60 million), the third weekend of “The Lion King” ($38.5 million), and the second weekend for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” ($20 million). That weekend grossed $149 million; we should see about half of that. However, this lineup has the chance to make a significant impact.
The openers are “Jungle Cruise” (Disney), “Stillwater” (Focus), and “The Green Knight” (A24). As originals, they stand as outliers. (Only “Jungle Cruise” represents the potential start of a franchise.) While no single weekend determines the future health of the box office, strong results here will be critical if studios are to believe there’s benefit in theatrical releases for less-familiar IP. In the 15 highest-grossing films this year, only “Raya and the Last Dragon” (Disney) was a standalone.
“Jungle Cruise,” a family adventure starring Dwayne Johnson...
The openers are “Jungle Cruise” (Disney), “Stillwater” (Focus), and “The Green Knight” (A24). As originals, they stand as outliers. (Only “Jungle Cruise” represents the potential start of a franchise.) While no single weekend determines the future health of the box office, strong results here will be critical if studios are to believe there’s benefit in theatrical releases for less-familiar IP. In the 15 highest-grossing films this year, only “Raya and the Last Dragon” (Disney) was a standalone.
“Jungle Cruise,” a family adventure starring Dwayne Johnson...
- 7/29/2021
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
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