Sony/Columbia’s “Bullet Train” kicked off the traditionally slow August box office with a 30.1 million opening weekend from 4,375 theaters. While that is the second-highest opening for an R-rated movie this year, it now faces a long road to turn a profit against its reported 90 million production budget before marketing costs.
While critics reviews have been mixed, audience reception has been more positive with a 78 audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 63 recommend rating on Comscore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak. Sony anticipates that the film will gain buzz among adults, particularly Gen X men, as a “Deadpool”-esque gory action comedy and leg out with no direct competition coming up this month.
“Bullet Train” is also getting some support from overseas markets, making 32.4 million from 57 territories for a global opening of 62.5 million. The film is tracking similarly to the 2015 R-rated action film “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” which grossed 128 million domestic...
While critics reviews have been mixed, audience reception has been more positive with a 78 audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 63 recommend rating on Comscore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak. Sony anticipates that the film will gain buzz among adults, particularly Gen X men, as a “Deadpool”-esque gory action comedy and leg out with no direct competition coming up this month.
“Bullet Train” is also getting some support from overseas markets, making 32.4 million from 57 territories for a global opening of 62.5 million. The film is tracking similarly to the 2015 R-rated action film “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” which grossed 128 million domestic...
- 8/7/2022
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
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