'Sing' was popular five years ago while 'The Matrix' was popular two decades ago.
is going to be the biggest global-grossing toon since is proving to be a frontloaded affair. The Keanu Reeves/Carrie-Anne Moss sci-fi actioner earned another $2.7 million on Friday for a $13.5 million three-day cume. Barring a miracle, the pricey Lana Wachowski-directed sequel will nab a $14.32 million Fri-Sun and a $24.82 million Wed-Sun debut. was a big disappointment in November 2003 via a $24 million Fri-Sun/$48 million Wed-Sun launch.
The result, with mixed-positive reviews and mixed word-of-mouth, is not a surprise. Simply put, general audiences didn’t care about another sequel, not 22.5 years after the first one and 18 years after the divisive sequels. Keanu Reeves is a star in something like , but those action films cost $30 million, $40 million and $75 million to produce. I would argue even Lionsgate’s would open with a lot more than $25 million even on a Covid curve and with concurrent streaming availability.
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