Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man is taking on his scariest adversary yet: a 500-pound black bear on cocaine. Universal’s gruesome action-comedy “Cocaine Bear” won’t come close to &…
” in terms of weekend ticket sales, but the drugged-up animal adventure is expected to start strong at the domestic box office. “Cocaine Bear” hopes to take in $15 million to $17 million from 3,500 North American theaters, with a chance that positive buzz could propel initial returns to $20 million.
For “Cocaine Bear,” a debut around the high teens isn’t going to establish any box office records, but those early estimates suggest it could be a notch in favor of the nearly extinct mid-budget movie. The recent box office performance of high-concept comedies and action-adventures — like Billy Eichner’s “Bros” , Gerard Butler’s “Plane” , Tom Hanks’ “A Man Called Otto” and “80 for Brady” — have been mixed. But they work best theatrically when budgets are kept in check.
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