Dave Franco's 'The Rental' Starring Wife Alison Brie Is No. 1 at the Weekend Box Office!

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorFresh product continued to rule in a distressed exhibition marketplace as RLJE Films’ Tax Collector grossed an estimated $317K at 129 theaters. Tax Collector is the third new title after Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls World Tour and IFC’s The Rental to top the box office since the pandemic began in mid-March.We’ll know for certain which film is No. 1 tomorrow, but it’s looking like Tax Collector can claim that bounty.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorIFC’s Dave Franco-directed horror movie The Rental continued to hold its lease atop the box office for a second weekend in a row, grossing $317,823 from 242 locations. Pic’s 10-day gross stands at $916,333.The Rental reps the first No.

Dave Franco is still on top!

Rebecca Davis editorRobert Downey Jr.’s family film “Dolittle” and Sony’s thriller “Bloodshot” led China’s first opening weekend at the box office since the coronavirus outbreak, a sign that new titles sell better than re-runs of beloved classics. Five out of the top 10 films this weekend were Hollywood titles.China began reopening theaters in regions deemed at low risk for COVID-19 on Monday.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: According to box office figures we’ve gotten our hands on this morning, IFC’s Dave Franco-directed horror feature The Rental is leading at the weekend box office, having logged roughly an estimated $130K yesterday at 251 locations.

Dave Franco knows people are surprised that he directed a horror movie, seeing as he's best known for acting in comedies like and. «But for me as a viewer, there's nothing I love more than a smart genre film,» he tells ET's Rachel Smith, citing recent entries like and that are «more nuanced and atmospheric and they really take their time to creep up on you.»The movie is, about two couples who escape to the coast for a weekend getaway.

Dave Franco could not be happier about having the opportunity to direct his first film, The Rental, with wife Alison Brie by his side.“I had an incredible time working with Alison on this film,” the actor, 35, exclusively tells Us Weekly. “She’s such a talented actress and very unique in the way that she’s able to balance heavy drama with moments of levity, sometimes within the space of a single scene.”Franco notes that the 37-year-old GLOW star’s dynamic presence extended off screen too.

head off to nearby secluded vacation houses rather than hopping on international flights or lining up at theme parks this year.“The Rental,” out digitally Friday, taps into our worst fears of what could happen during a quiet holiday with heart-thumping realism.The two couples — Josh (Jeremy Allen White) and Mina (Sheila Vand) and Charlie (Dan Stevens) and Michelle (Alison Brie, who is married to Franco) — head off to the calm abode they found online, French bulldog in tow, to celebrate a recent

When it was first announced that actor Dave Franco was going to be making his feature directorial debut with a horror film he’d co-written with Joe Swanberg, it was…surprising. After all, Franco is known for comedy more so than other genres, and horror did not initially seem like something you’d expect from him.

Alison Brie recently reminisced about meeting her husband, David Franco, during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The Community alum revealed that they fell for each other so hard and fast that their first 48 hours together were filled with “drugs and sex.” “It’s a very romantic story and very sweet and it starts off in New Orleans at Mardi Gras where all great love stories begin,” dished the 37-year-old.

Also Read: Dave Franco's 'The Rental' Gets Honks and Headlight Flashes at Drive-In Movie PremiereThe four people at the center of this tale are Charlie (Dan Stevens), a seemingly successful businessman; his wife, Michelle (Alison Brie), another sensible type; Charlie’s brother, Josh (Jeremy Allen White), an ex-con working as a Lyft driver; and Josh’s girlfriend, Mina (Sheila Vand), who also happens to be Charlie’s business partner, a relationship that seems suspiciously close.To celebrate an

Alison Brie and Dave Franco met during Mardi Gras in 2011 and instantly hit it off, thanks to their friend. Brie, 37, opened up about meeting her now-husband during her appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” on Monday.

Alison Brie appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Monday where the actress shared the sweet story of how she met her husband Dave Franco. The 37-year-old opened up about the surprising start of their courtship and how she met Franco in 2011.

Alison Brie’s relationship with husband Dave Franco kicked off with a wild two days at Mardi Gras in New Orleans in 2011.The couple recently celebrated three years of marriage in March, after tying the knot in 2017, and Brie revealed during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon the pair enjoyed two nights of “drugs and sex” in the city after agreeing to a “secret” tryst.“It’s a very romantic story and very sweet,” The Post actress said.

Dave Franco has thanked his wife Alison Brie for giving him the courage to make his directorial debut The Rental.The 35-year-old star heaped praise on the actress, who he married in 2017, after they teamed up for the new horror movie.

Alison Brie has a Mardi Gras setup to thank for her romance with husband Dave Franco.The Glow actress, 37, recalled the story of how she met Franco, who she wed in 2017, during an appearance on the Monday, July 20, episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.“It’s a very romantic story and very sweet,” Brie told host Jimmy Fallon. “It starts off in New Orleans at Mardi Gras, where all great love stories begin.

Alison Brie is opening up about just how she and husband Dave Franco met and fell in love.

There’s a terrific ambiguous tension at the heart of the creepy, home-invasion-style Airbnb vacation thriller, “The Rental” that always keeps the movie on an engagingly sinister edge.