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The Paramount release, adapted from the Broadway musical and the 2004 Tina Fey movie, earned $28 million in its first three days in theaters according to studio estimates Sunday. Not accounting for inflation, that91裸聊视频檚 more than the $24.4 million the first movie made in its opening weekend.
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As with 91裸聊视频淏arbie,91裸聊视频� another enthusiastically pink movie, female audiences made up the vast majority (76%) of opening weekend ticket buyers for 91裸聊视频淢ean Girls.91裸聊视频� According to exit polls, 70% were between the ages of 18 and 34, which, yes, means that it had appeal for audiences who hadn91裸聊视频檛 been born when Regina George was first introduced to the world.
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Fey returned to write and co-star in the new film, which was directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. and cost a reported $36 million to produce. Reviews have been more positive than not, with a 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences gave it a B CinemaScore which may not bode especially well for word-of-mouth appeal. Recent musicals like 91裸聊视频淲onka91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淭he Color Purple91裸聊视频� scored in the A-range. The studio is optimistic after this weekend though. It also made $6.5 million from 16 international markets.
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Amazon and MGM91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Beekeeper91裸聊视频� debuted in second place with an estimated $16.8 million from 3,303 theaters. Men made up approximately 62% of ticket buyers and audiences overall gave it a B+ CinemaScore. By the end of the four-day weekend, the studio expects it to have made $19.1 million. Miramax handled the international distribution for 91裸聊视频淭he Beekeper,91裸聊视频� which also grossed $20.4 million from 49 territories.
Third place went to 91裸聊视频淲onka,91裸聊视频� which added $8.4 million in its fifth weekend. The Timoth茅e Chalamet-led musical has now made over $178 million domestically and $500 million globally.
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The Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell romantic comedy 91裸聊视频淎nyone But You,91裸聊视频� a Sony release, is turning into a bit of a sleeper success as well, making nearly $7 million in its fourth weekend. By Monday, its domestic total should be around $56.5 million. Universal and Illumination91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淢igration91裸聊视频� rounded out the top five with $6.2 million in its fourth weekend.
Not everything landed this weekend, though. 91裸聊视频� ,91裸聊视频� a faith-based comedy/drama with a starry, ensemble cast including LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, RJ Cyler, David Oyelowo, Alfre Woodard and Teyana Taylor is not off to a promising start. The Legendary Pictures release opened to an estimated $2.6 million from just over 2,000 locations.
Written and directed by the British singer-songwriter Jeymes Samuel (stage name The Bullitts), it was self-consciously styled after Golden Age biblical epics like 91裸聊视频淭he Ten Commandments.91裸聊视频� It has also gotten mixed reviews, with 68% on Rotten Tomatoes and a B CinemaScore.
The Walt Disney Co. sent its 2020 Pixar film 91裸聊视频淪oul91裸聊视频� to movie theaters this weekend as well, where it made $429,000 from 1350 locations in North America. It91裸聊视频檚 the first of several Pixar movies, including 91裸聊视频淟uca91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淭urning Red,91裸聊视频� that Disney is bringing to theaters this winter after all had streaming-only releases on Disney+ during the pandemic.
Hollywood91裸聊视频檚 awards season is also in full swing, and though many top contenders are already available to watch at home, some are still rolling out in theaters and hoping to capitalize on new nominations and awards shows like last weekend91裸聊视频檚 Golden Globes. 91裸聊视频淧oor Things,91裸聊视频� which was a big winner, added $1.8 million from only 580 theaters. 91裸聊视频淎ll of Us Strangers91裸聊视频� took in $474,000 from 120 screens. 91裸聊视频淎merican Fiction91裸聊视频� expanded nationwide and made $1.9 million from 625 screens. 91裸聊视频淭he Zone of Interest,91裸聊视频� playing on 25 screens, also crossed $1 million.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Tuesday.
1. 91裸聊视频淢ean Girls,91裸聊视频� $28 million.
2. 91裸聊视频淭he Beekeeper,91裸聊视频� $16.8 million.
3. 91裸聊视频淲onka,91裸聊视频� $8.4 million.
4. 91裸聊视频淎nyone But You,91裸聊视频� $6.9 million.
5. 91裸聊视频淢igration,91裸聊视频� $6.2 million.
6. 91裸聊视频淎quaman and the Lost Kingdom,91裸聊视频� $5.3 million.
7. 91裸聊视频淣ight Swim,91裸聊视频� $4.7 million.
8. 91裸聊视频淭he Boys in the Boat,91裸聊视频� $3.5 million.
9. 91裸聊视频淭he Book of Clarence,91裸聊视频�$2.6 million.
10. 91裸聊视频淭he Iron Claw,91裸聊视频� $2.4 million.
