Elsewhere, Wes Anderson's 'Asteroid City' successfully expanded nationwide, while 'Elemental' staged a comeback.
What should have theoretically been the second weekend in a row to be dominated by The Flash has taken a completely different shape. Now that it is clear that the DC superhero film has bombed, a smattering of releases — both old and new — occupied spots in the top five list at this weekend’s domestic box office. Leading the pack on Friday is Sony’s No Hard Feelings, but ultimately, the weekend will go to one of two animated films, Elemental or Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse.
No Hard Feelings, the comedy film starring Jennifer Lawrence as a millennial woman who agrees to “date” an introverted 19-year-old man to get him out of his shell, is notable for being one of the rare R-rated studio comedies to get a proper theatrical release in the post-pandemic era. It legitimately has the power to revive the financial feasibility of the entire genre if it does well. And it looks like it actually is. No Hard Feelings grossed $6.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Sony claimed the number two spot at the Friday box office as well, with holdover hit Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse staging something of a resurgence as audiences look for alternatives to The Flash, which is eyeing a massive 70% second weekend drop -- among the worst that in the superhero genre's history. Across the Spider-Verse added $5.7 million on Friday, pushing it running domestic total to $303 million.
Elsewhere, director Wes Anderson’s latest film, Asteroid City, successfully expanded nationwide this weekend, after delivering the best specialty box office per-theater average since 2016’s La La Land last weekend. The movie is projected to gross $9.6 million this weekend, after making $3.8 million on Friday . You can watch our interview with Asteroid City stars Scarlett Johansson and Jason Schwartzman here, and stay tuned to Collider for more box office updates over the weekend.
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