‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Aims for $50M+ Opening, ‘Dune: Part Two’ $100M+: Box Office

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The winter box office thaw continues this weekend with Universal/DreamWorks Animation. kung fu panda 4 which will surely see the franchise’s second-highest domestic opening in $50 million+ in 3,900 theaters after the original 2008 film ($60.2 million). But that’s not all, it’s also the second biggest start for a DWA title after Universal acquired the label through its distribution deal with 20th Century Fox; the biggest during Universal’s 2.0 with DWA being How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World which debuted with $55 million in March 2019. kung fu panda 4 It is skewed between men and women under 25 years of age. Previews begin Thursday at 2 p.m. There is no RT review rating yet.

Legendary Entertainment/Warner Bros. Dune: Part Two keep humming with 8.1 million dollars yesterday with a discount on Tuesdays, +12% compared to Monday, for a total accumulated over five days of 98 million dollars. Zendaya-Timothee Chalamet-Austin Butler-Josh Brolin-Florence Pugh Space Worm Epic Will Crossover 100 million dollars today in its sixth day at the box office. Many expect a relaxation in the low 50% percentile. We’ve heard that pre-sales for the second weekend at Imax look great, so it’s expected that 39 million dollars.

More Box Office Depth: Lionsgate Has Blumhouse’s PG-13 Title Imaginary about a teddy bear that terrorizes a secretive family in 3,000 rooms. The 10 million dollar production has the possibility of opening $10 million-$14 million. As I understand it, Universal has taken a first look at the Blumhouse titles and opted not to publish them. Blumhouse bought the film and it ended up at Lionsgate given the long relationship of Jason Blum and Lionsgate Motion Picture Group president Adam Fogelson, who worked together when the latter was president of Universal Pictures. Blumhouse The gift It was also the first theatrical release for STX Entertainment in 2016, which Fogelson also directed. the movie of Truth or Dare and fantasy island Filmmaker Jeff Wadlow stars and was produced by DeWanda Wise. In materials, Lionsgate has positioned itself Imaginary like something similar to a M3GAN, Blumhouse’s big hit from last year. Women under 25 years old are the key group. Previews start tomorrow at 6 pm No RT reviews yet.

Angel Studio has the nun biopic cabrini of sound of freedom Filmmaker Alejandro Monteverde about the immigrant woman who arrives in New York at the end of the 19th century, overcomes poor health and misogyny and builds an empire of hope to become a patron saint. It’s booked in 2,500 theaters, previews begin Thursday at 6pm (plus some paid previews tonight), and is shaping up to hit mid-single digits. 10 million dollars opening. The film stars John Lithgow and David Morse along with Italian actress Cristiana Dell’Anna, who plays Mother Francesca Cabrini. The picture is 96% fresh with reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Cabrini is following up with women aged 35 and older.

Also looking to heat up arthouses this spring is A24’s Sundance world premiere, love lies bleeding, by Rose Glass and starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian as a gym manager and amateur bodybuilder who confronts the former’s evil arms dealer father. With 91% news and reviews on RT, the image is shaping up to be something special. This weekend it is booked at five theaters in New York (AMC Lincoln Square and Regal Union Square) and Los Angeles (AMC’s Grove, Burbank and Century City). Expect a per-screen price of between $30,000 and $50,000. love lies bleeding expands next weekend into more than 1,000 theaters nationwide.