The third film in the Now You See Me series, Now You Don't, outperformed The Running Man at the North American box office, earning $21.3 million. The Running Man, a remake of a Stephen King novel, made $17 million. Reviews were mixed, but the Now You See Me franchise attracted a more female audience. Other films like Keeper, Predator: Badlands, Regretting You, and Black Phone 2 also contributed to the weekend's box office results. Anticipation builds for the release of Wicked: For Good and Zootopia 2.
It’s no magic trick: The third installment in the thieving magician “ Now You See Me ” series beat the high-profile action pic “ The Running Man ” at the North American box office this weekend. Lionsgate’s “ Now You See Me : Now You Don’t” pulled in $21.
3 million, while Paramount’s “The Running Man” made $17 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.“Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” which cost a reported $90 million to produce, comes almost 10 years after the second film. Including ticket sales from 64 international territories, its worldwide opening is estimated to be around $75.5 million. Going into the weekend, it was expected to be a closer race between the two newcomers.The first two movies in the “Now You See Me” series, released in 2013 and 2016, earned over $686 million worldwide. This installment, directed by Ruben Fleischer, sees the return of the original “Four Horsemen,” Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco, and introduces three younger magicians into the mix: Dominic Sessa, Ariana Greenblatt and Justice Smith. A fourth film is already in the works.IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | Disney and YouTube reach a deal to bring content back to YouTube TVReviews were mixed on Rotten Tomatoes, coming in at 59%. According to PostTrak polling, audiences were a bit more positive, with 63% saying they would definitely recommend.Audience scores were slightly less for “The Running Man,” which had a 58% “definitely recommend.” Both earned a B+ CinemaScore, but more people chose the franchise. One key difference is that women made up more of the “Now You See Me” audience . They only accounted for 37% of “The Running Man” ticket buyers.Edgar Wright directed and co-wrote “The Running Man,” the second adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, first published in 1982. The first film starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and was released in 1987 to mixed reviews and a tepid box office, earning only $38 million against a $27 million budget. The new version stars Glen Powell, who has had a good track record starring in box office hits, from the romantic comedy “Anyone But You” to “Twisters.”IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | Chadwick Boseman honored posthumously with Hollywood Walk of Fame StarParamount Pictures released “The Running Man” in 3,400 domestic locations and 58 international markets. Worldwide, it earned $28.2 million against a reported $110 million budget.The weekend’s other new opener, “Keeper,” the third feature from “Longlegs” filmmaker Oz Perkins, cratered with $2.6 million and a D+ CinemaScore. But as an acquisition title for Neon, it’s also not a disaster.Third place went to “Predator: Badlands” with $13 million in its second weekend, followed by “Regretting You” in fourth with $4 million. “Black Phone 2” rounded out the top five with $2.7 million, bringing its domestic total to $74.7 million after five weeks in theaters.In anticipation of the big budget musical “Wicked: For Good,” which opens next week, Universal Pictures put “Wicked” back in 2,195 theaters, where it made $1.2 million — barely missing a spot in the top 10.The box office should pick up considerably when “Wicked 2” blows into theaters, followed by “Zootopia 2” before the Thanksgiving holiday. Comscore's Paul Dergarabedian said it could be one of the highest grossing five-day Thanksgiving frames of all time.
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