91裸聊视频淭he Lego Movie 2: The Second Part91裸聊视频� was easily the top ticket-seller in theatres over the weekend, but the film91裸聊视频檚 $35 million opening failed to stack up to its expected haul, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The animated sequel had been forecast to draw around $50 million. Instead, it debuted with half the $69 million the 2014 original did, despite good reviews and an A-minus CinemaScore.
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Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Will Ferrell and others reprise their voice roles in 91裸聊视频淭he Lego Movie 2,91裸聊视频� while Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph join the cast. Mike Mitchell directs the movie written by original writer-directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
Oversaturation could be to blame. Since the 2014 original, which grossed $469 million worldwide, Warner Bros. released two spinoffs: 91裸聊视频淭he Lego Batman Movie91裸聊视频� in 2017 and 91裸聊视频淭he Lego Ninjago Movie91裸聊视频� later the same year.
Distribution executives for Warner Bros. declined to comment on the weekend91裸聊视频檚 results.
Until now, 201991裸聊视频檚 sluggish box office was partly blamed on lack of quality releases, with only a handful of highly promoted films from major studios. This weekend saw a relatively robust slate of releases, including Taraji P. Henson91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淲hat Men Want91裸聊视频� and the Liam Neeson thriller 91裸聊视频淐old Pursuit.91裸聊视频� Both did solid if not spectacular business.
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Paramount91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淲hat Men Want,91裸聊视频� a loose remake of the 2000 Mel Gibson comedy, debuted with $19 million. Henson plays a sports agent with the ability to hear men91裸聊视频檚 thoughts in Adam Shankman91裸聊视频檚 film, a kind of gender flip from the original. The film got poor reviews (47 per cent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), but audiences gave it an A-minus CinemaScore.
Lionsgate91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淐old Pursuit91裸聊视频� debuted with $10.8 million, a result in line with expectations despite the controversy that surrounded its star in the week leading up to release. Neeson drew heavy criticism after he acknowledged in an interview published last Monday that he wanted to kill a random black person when a close friend told him she had been raped by a black man.
Neeson later appeared on 91裸聊视频淕ood Morning America91裸聊视频� to say he91裸聊视频檚 not a racist. Organizers for the New York premiere of 91裸聊视频淐old Pursuit91裸聊视频� cancelled the film91裸聊视频檚 red carpet.
Orion Pictures91裸聊视频� horror thriller 91裸聊视频淭he Prodigy91裸聊视频� also debuted, with $6 million.
China91裸聊视频檚 first big-budget space-movie spectacle 91裸聊视频淭he Wandering Earth91裸聊视频� bowed in China over the Chinese New Year holiday weekend with a staggering $172.7 million Friday to Sunday, and nearly $300 million since opening Tuesday.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Comscore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. 91裸聊视频淭he Lego Movie 2: The Second Part,91裸聊视频� $35 million ($18.1 million international).
2. 91裸聊视频淲hat Men Want,91裸聊视频� $19 million.
3. 91裸聊视频淐old Pursuit,91裸聊视频� $10.8 million ($2.8 million international).
4. 91裸聊视频淭he Upside,91裸聊视频� $7.2 million.
5. 91裸聊视频淕lass,91裸聊视频� $6.4 million ($6.6 million international).
6. 91裸聊视频淭he Prodigy,91裸聊视频� $6 million ($1.1 million international).
7. 91裸聊视频淕reen Book,91裸聊视频� $3.6 million ($11.4 million international).
8. 91裸聊视频淎quaman,91裸聊视频� $3.3 million ($6 million international).
9. 91裸聊视频淪pider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,91裸聊视频� $3 million.
10. 91裸聊视频淢iss Bala,91裸聊视频� $2.7 million.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theatres (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to Comscore.
1. 91裸聊视频淭he Wander Earth,91裸聊视频� $172.7 million.
2. 91裸聊视频淐razy Alien,91裸聊视频� $77.7 million.
3. 91裸聊视频淧egasus,91裸聊视频� $52.4 million.
4. 91裸聊视频淗ow To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden
World,91裸聊视频� $38.2 million.
5. 91裸聊视频淎lita: Battle Angel,91裸聊视频� $32 million.
6. 91裸聊视频淏oonie Bears: Blast Into The Past,91裸聊视频� $27.8 million.
7. 91裸聊视频淓xtreme Job,91裸聊视频� $18.2 million.
8. 91裸聊视频淭he Lego Movie 2: The Second Part,91裸聊视频� $18.1 million.
9. 91裸聊视频淭he New King Of Comedy,91裸聊视频� $14.9 million.
10. 91裸聊视频淕reen Book,91裸聊视频� $11.4 million.
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Jake Coyle, The Associated Press
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