By Erik Pedersen
17.01.2020 - 19:01 / variety.com
Robert Downey Jr.’s “Dolittle” is headed for a box office flop.
Universal’s fantasy-adventure grossed $925,000 from Thursday night previews from 3,050 North American theaters, with showings beginning at 5 p.m. The film, projected for a four-day opening of $22 million to $25 million, carries a $180 million-plus price tag.
“Bad Boys for Life,” meanwhile, launched solidly with $6.4 million at 3,154 North American locations. That’s a new record for a January preview, topping the $5.3 million mark
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Brian Wilson says he is "emphatically opposed" to the event
Sony’s “Bad Boys for Life” is keeping the North American box office healthy as it heads for its third weekend crown at domestic multiplexes with about $17.4 million at 3,705 sites, estimates showed Saturday.
Sony’s “Bad Boys for Life” is showing plenty of life at North American multiplexes with about $17 million at 3,705 sites for its third consecutive victory, early estimates showed Friday.
Paramount’s spy thriller “The Rhythm Section,” starring Blake Lively, opened quietly with $235,000 at 2,256 North American locations on Thursday night.
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Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are showing plenty of staying power at North American multiplexes with about $31 million, estimates showed Saturday.
Sony’s “Bad Boys for Life” is dominating North American moviegoing with about $26 million at 2,155 sites, early estimates showed Friday.
STX’s Matthew McConaughey crime comedy “The Gentlemen” has opened with a moderate $725,000 at 1,885 North American locations on Thursday night.
At one point in Dolittle, Robert Downey Jr.'s titular character tells his four-legged friends: "We have no choice but to embark on this perilous journey."If only Downey and Universal could take back those words in the wake of the family pic's dismal launch at the North American box office, where it earned an estimated $29.5 million for the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday frame.
Dolittle has officially bombed at the box office. Hoping to cash in on the four-day Martin Luther King Jr.
“Bad Boys for Life” has given a jolt to the North American box office, blasting past forecasts with a $73.4 million opening over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) — Universal’s Dolittle and 1917 found out what Bad Boys will do when they come for you at the box office. Sony’s Bad Boys for Life, the third entry in the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-led series, beat expectations and towered over the competition during the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.
In another win for Sony Pictures, Bad Boys for Life is laughing much louder than expected in its North American box office debut while, across town, Dolittle is going to the dogs for Universal.Bad Boys for Life, reteaming Will Smith and Martin Lawrence after a 17-year-hiatus, grossed $23.5 million on Friday for a projected $66 million to $68 million debut over the four-day Martin Luther King Jr.