Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum’s The Lost Cityy grossed a better-than-expected $31 million domestically from 4,252 theaters in a significant win for the box office recovery.
So far, men under the age of 35 have driven the recovery, while titles that depend on older people – especially older women – have lagged.
By Paramount Lost city, An action-packed romantic adventure and a throwback to the era of romantic stone, reversed that trend in a major way. About 60% of Friday ticket buyers are female, while a whopping 47% are over 35 years old.
Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter Popularity also plays into the film, which delighted audiences at the recent SXSW festival with its world premiere there.
Bullock plays a reclusive romance-adventure author who travels openly with her handsome cover model (Tatum). She’s kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire (Radcliffe), and a real-life adventure ensues.
Batman continues to be a huge hit and will take in around $19 million to come in at #2 over the weekend after crossing the $300 million mark domestically earlier this week.
Indian action pic RRR are also making headlines this weekend and will finish at number three with a North American premiere grossing around $11 million from 1,160 locations, a record for an Indian film. Distributor Sarigami treats the movie as an event and is charging extra for tickets.
Mountain climbing adventure Infinite storm (Bleecker Street), starring Naomi Watts, did not have such a good result. The film has chosen to premiere nationally or at 1,525 locations. Predictions show the Bleecker Street release opening below a dismal $751,296.
At the special box office, welcome Anything Anywhere Anytime (A24), starring Michelle Yeoh, is a smash with an average projected opening weekend of $50,965 from 10 locations in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Mothering Sunday (Sony Pictures Classics), starring Odessa Young, is showing in five theaters. The average movie weekend projection per location is expected to be $1,800 or higher.
Among those holding onto the top 10, Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: There’s no way home there’s still a lot to be proud of in three months as it becomes the third film in history to cross the $800 million mark domestically, trailing behind Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
More to come.
March 27, 7:40 am Updated with revised estimates.
