Sunday studio estimates say the Brad Pitt action romp “Bullet Train” arrived with a $30.1 million opening weekend as the last big movie of Hollywood’s summer recovery landed in theaters.
“It's definitely going to be quieter, like the calm after the storm,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for data firm Comscore. “But that doesn't mean there's not going to be great movies out there and perhaps the good will generated by some of those films might be enough to buoy the box office until we get into the blockbuster corridor with ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ and ‘Avatar 2’ down the road.
As one of the few original would-be summer blockbusters without big-name intellectual property behind it, the R-rated “Bullet Train" might have come into the weekend with more momentum if reviews had been stronger. With a low 54% fresh rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, “Bullet Train” was only slightly better received by audiences, who gave the film a B+ CinemaScore. The film added $32.4 million in overseas box office.
Instead, “Bullet Train” was trailed by a number of holdovers, including Warner Bros.' “DC League of Pets." The animated release grossed $11.2 million in its second week of release. Taika Waititi's “Thor: Love and Thunder," for the Walt Disney Co., came in fourth with $7.6 million in its fifth weekend. It's now up to $316.1 million, making it the highest grossing Thor movie domestically. With $699 million globally, “Love and Thunder” is less likely to catch the $854 million worldwide haul of 2017's “Thor: Ragnarok."
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