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Box office: ‘Cocaine Bear’ soars with $23.1 million

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According to studio estimates on Sunday, the R-rated horror comedy Cocaine Bear grossed $23.1 million in its opening weekend, while Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania quickened underperformed in its second week of release.

“Quantumania” remains at number one with an estimated $32.2 million in ticket sales in theaters in the US and Canada. But the Ant-Man sequel, which received some of the worst reviews and audience scores of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, plummeted 69.7 points, a pandemic movie that debuted simultaneously in homes. .

Instead, Universal Pictures’ Cocaine Bear hit theaters, scoring above expectations. Produced on a budget of around $35 million and directed by Elizabeth Banks, “Cocaine Bear” gained a lot of buzz just from its viral title and trailer.

“Cocaine Bear,” written by Jimmy Warden and produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse,” “The Lego Movie”), manages to turn a life story strangely turned into a love story. box office success. It is based on the true story of a 175-pound (79-kilogram) black bear who died in the mountains of Georgia in 1985 after ingesting a duffel bag of cocaine dropped from a smuggler’s plane. (The smuggler, a former Kentucky drug investigator, parachuted to the ground and died in Tennessee.)

The trailer for “Cocaine Bear,” which was played before the Super Bowl, was viewed by more than 90 million people globally, Universal said, and went viral on social media. But transferring the buzz you-believe-to-be-true movie to the box office doesn’t always work. “Snake on a Plane,” a film many have compared to “Cocaine Bear,” opened with $13.9 million in 2006.

Jim Orr, Universal’s distribution director, said: “Audiences discovered the outrageous, outrageous comedy that our director Elizabeth Banks delivered. “The movie completely delivers on its absurd premise. People want to go to the theater and have a good time at the theater.”

“Cocaine Bear” was a huge success despite mixed reviews from critics and a CinemaScore “B-” from audiences. Ticket buyers were 59% male and 63% aged 18-34. It added $5.3 million overseas. “Quantumania” easily surpassed “Cocaine Bear” internationally, where it grossed $46.4 million over the weekend.

Just the epitome of reverse programming with “Cocaine Bear”, Lionsgate’s “Jesus Revolution” also made a strong debut. The film, also inspired by a true story, stars Kelsey Grammer as the California minister and Joel Courtney as the youth minister, and dramatizes the Christian hippies movement. in the late ’60s and early ’70s. The film debuted with $15.5 million in weekends and pre-screenings. Produced by Kingdom Story Company, “Jesus Revolution” became popular with Christian audiences and soon surpassed expectations. The film has earned an A+ on CinemaScore.

Next week will see a new champion at the box office, with the release of “Creed III” by Michael B. Jordan.

Ticket sales are estimated Friday through Sunday in theaters in the United States and Canada, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released on Monday.

1. “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” $32.2 million

2. “Cocaine Bear”, $23.1 million.

3. “Jesus’ Revolution”, $15.5 million.

4. “Avatar: The Way of Water”, $4.7 million.

5. “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” $4.1 million.

6. “Magic Mike’s Last Dance”, $3 million.

7. “Knock at the Cabin,” $1.9 million.

8. “80 for Brady,” $1.8 million.

9. “Missing”, $1 million.

10. “Man named Otto,” $850,000.



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