Box Office: ‘Jungle Cruise’ Swinging to $25 Million-Plus Debut

The box office stories of the Summer Movie Season 2021™ have been giving film fans whiplash for weeks. One story talks about how “Black Widow” has a monster opening weekend and shows how cinema is rebounding after the pandemic.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDisney may have a new film franchise on its hands after “Free Guy” beat box office expectations. For theater owners, however, the victory comes at a time when moviegoing remains severely hindered by the pandemic.“Free Guy,” a sci-fi comedy adventure that takes place within a video game, collected $28.4 million at 4,165 North American theaters over the weekend.

Ryan Reynolds‘ new movie Free Guy is performing better than expected at the box office and he’s celebrating the film’s success.

to Deadline, the “The Suicide Squad” star has marked a monumental milestone, landing a No. 1 box office film for six consecutive decades.

“It was a great move for us because Evil never really felt like a network show,” says Mike Colter of the move of the supernatural series from CBS to Paramount+ for is second season this year. “I think it is going to be a good thing, I think it is going to change the way we explore the characters,” adds the man who plays priest in training David Acosta alongside fellow paranormal investigators Katija Herbers and Aasif Mandvi

There’s a lot of uncertainty (again) as we enter the end of the summer movie season in theaters. With COVID cases rising and renewed mask mandates in some locations, some were worried this might lead to people taking a break from going out to the cinemas to see the next big films.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“The Suicide Squad,” the R-rated comic book adaptation directed by James Gunn, underwhelmed in its box office debut, collecting $26.5 million from 4,002 North American theaters.Those ticket sales were easily enough to lead domestic box office charts despite falling short of expectations heading into the weekend.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“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.

even recently its own director, David Ayer.But with Gunn taking over the director’s chair and adding new cast such as Idris Elba and John Cena alongside Margot Robbie returning as Harley Quinn, Warner Bros. is hoping the new film can win back both critics and audiences.

What can’t he do? Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson pushed Jungle Cruise to a gigantic opening weekend this past week. Disney’s newest effort saw incredible growth over the weekend, unlike any competitive movies this summer. From Friday, July 30, to Saturday, July 31, Downtown Disney saw a 15 percent growth.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterPrior to the pandemic, assessing the financial success or failure of a film was relatively simple and finite.For a big-budgeted movie, the volume of ticket sales collected in its first three days in movie theaters gave a good indication of whether or not it would be profitable.

Amanda Knox, who spoke out last week about her name being associated with the new movie, saying any connection rips off her story with her consent at the “expense of my reputation.”Knox called out the film’s director Tom McCarthy in a series of tweets for using her name to promote the movie.“Space Jam: A New Legacy” has progressively dropped to No. 6 after going No.

Refresh for latest…: In its global launch, Disney’s Jungle Cruise grossed $61.8M at worldwide turnstiles. That does not include the “over $30M” that came from Disney+ in the day-and-date streaming release (which leads to $91.8M as Anthony has reported). In pure theatrical terms, the Dwayne Johnson/Emily Blunt-starrer performed ahead of expectations domestically, and came in vastly lower at the international box office compared to pre-weekend estimates.

Jungle Cruise is big at the box office!

The adventure film starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt also opened in 27 markets this weekend, grossing $27.6 million to bring its global box office opening to $61.8 million. When Disney+ numbers are included, the total rises to just over $92 million.

Ellise Shafer administratorAll aboard the “Jungle Cruise” — the Disney film, starring Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson, is riding to an estimated $32 million opening weekend at the domestic box office.“Jungle Cruise,” based on the famed Disney theme park ride, took in $13.378 million from 4,310 theaters on Friday.

Jungle Cruise isn’t, at least as of this writing, the same kind of battleground in Hollywood as Black Widow, whose financial returns prompted star Scarlett Johansson to sue Disney.

“Jungle Cruise,” Disney’s adventure film starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, earned $2.7 million at the box office in Thursday night previews that began at 6 p.m. It opens on over 4,310 screens this weekend.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Jungle Cruise” sailed into port with $2.7 million after opening in Thursday evening previews.The Disney film is armed with substantial star power in the form of Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, but it also faces fierce headwinds given that the public health situation is worsening as the highly contagious Delta variant appears to be making moviegoers skittish about returning to theaters.