#BOXOFFICE: “IF” DOMINANT IN OPENING

There’s no ifs, ands or buts about it, IF directed by (and starring) John Krasinski, takes top spot at the Box Office this weekend in its debut with $30 million from 4,041 theatres for Paramount Pictures. Though Critics weren’t necessarily in love with its 50% score on the Tomatometer, audiences gave this Family Comedy an A CinemaScore.

In second is KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES with $25 million from 4,075 theatres for 20th Century Studios, a two week tally of $100.4 million domestically.

Third spot goes to THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1 with $12 million for Cineplex Pictures/Lionsgate Films, garnering 13% on the Tomatometer.

THE FALL GUY is fourth with $8 million for Universal Pictures, a run of $62.5 million to date.

Rounding the Top Five out is BACK TO BLACK with $3 million from 2,010 theatres for Focus Features/Universal Pictures. The Amy Winehouse Biopic gets 36% on the Tomatometer.

#FIRSTLOOK: “THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1”

The Strangers is literally one of the most terrifying movies we’ve ever seen. The Franchise gets a new installment, coming soon!

THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1 IS COMING TO THEATRES MAY 17, 2024.

Director: Renny Harlin
Screenplay: Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland
Story: From director Renny Harlin (Cliffhanger, Die Hard 2, The Exorcist: The Beginning) comes THE STRANGERS – CHAPTER 1. Madelaine Petsch (TV’s “Riverdale”) stars as a young woman on a road trip with her fiancé. But when they stop at a remote vacation rental in the woods, they become the prey of a vicious gang of masked strangers who attack without warning or reason and must use courage and cunning to survive one long, terrifying night. Based on The Strangers written by Bryan Bertino.

About Cineplex Pictures
Cineplex Pictures, a division of Cineplex, is a distributor of a wide range of genre films. Recent titles include Ordinary Angels, The Boy and the Heron, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, SAW X, EXPEND4BLES, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, John Wick: Chapter 4, Jesus Revolution, Hotel Artemis, and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero.

#BOXOFFICE: “BLACK PANTHER” CAN’T BE CAUGHT A THIRD STRAIGHT WEEK

No real surprises here, it’s a Disney-double at the Box Office this weekend, taking the top two spots. BLACK PANTHER takes top spot with $41 million in its third week out from 3,942 theatres. To date it has made $561 million in North America.

Debuting at number two is Disney’s A WRINKLE IN TIME with $32.7 million from 3,980 theatres. The Film by Ava DuVernay and starring Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, Reese Witherspoon and newcomer Storm Reid, gets a 42% on the Tomatometer and B CinemaScore.

Opening in third is the Horror, THE STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT with $10.2 million from 2,141 theatres for Aviron Pictures/Elevation Pictures. It gets 35% on the Tomatometer and a C CinemaScore.

RED SPARROW is in fourth with $7.9 million for 20th Century Fox in its second week out, a two-week tally of $30 million.

GRINGO rounds-out the Top Ten with $3 million from 2,404 theatres for STX Entertainment/VVS Films. It gets 38% on the Tomatometer and a C+ CinemaScore.

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “THE STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT”

Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to take Readers to see the horrific STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT! We still have nightmares about the Original! The Film screens Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in the following cities: Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Halifax and Ottawa.

Synopsis:
A road trip to visit relatives takes a dangerous turn when a family arrives at a secluded mobile home park that’s mysteriously deserted — until three masked psychopaths show up.

 

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Elevation Pictures release EVERY DAY Friday, March 9, 2018.

 

(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures)