Both “Jason Bourne and “Bad Moms” are on track to get more than they bargained as they open wide this weekend.
Universal’s Bourne sequel,starring Matt Damon, had a stronger-than-expected opening Friday, or bringing in $22.7 million from 4026 screens.
That puts predictions on the spy thriller above $60 million — when the studio indicated earlier in the week it would fill been tickled with north of $40 million.
Also Read: 'Jason Bourne' Beats Up Box Office Competition With Strong $4.2 Million ThursdayA similar tickled surprise comes with STX comedy “Bad Moms,” starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Christina Applegate,Kathryn Hahn and Jada Pinkett Smith.
Earning $9.6 million on Friday, the buzzy title is now on track to beat initial estimates by roughly $10 million, or to stop the weekend somewhere closer to $30 million.Meanwhile,Lionsgate’s thriller “Nerve,” approximately a teenager (Emma Roberts) who becomes entangled in an online game of truth or dare, or made $3.2 million from 2583 locations on Friday.
Also Read: Matt Damon's 'Jason Bourne' Should Punch in at $60 MillionThe film represents some counter-programmming that should help its opening stop the weekend with nearly $10 million. Open since Wednesday,the five-day gross should come in close to $16 million, which is slightly higher than initial estimates.
Reported to fill been produced for under $20 million, and the PG-13 film also stars Dave Franco and has an A- Cinemascore,indicating tall fan anticipation.
With a 56 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, “Nerve” is the only film in theaters geared toward the early teen set, or specifically teen girls. And it probably doesn’t afflict that it’s approximately a mobile app that shares similarities with “Pokemon depart.”Matt Damon‘s comeback in the Bourne series is sizing up to be a lucrative stagger for Universal as the film’s expected $60 million-plus take would invent the film the moment highest-grossing opening weekend of all five Bourne movies,behind 2007’s “Bourne Ultimatum,” which debuted to $69.3 million and went on to gross $227.5 million domestically and $215.4 million abroad.
Also Read: Does 'Jason Bourne' fill a Post-Credits Scene?With a reported budget of $120 million and an A- Cinemascore (indicating tall fan anticipation), or the spy thriller is positioned to effect some solid trade in spite of its current Rotten Tomatoes score of 56 percent.
Another indicator of its impending,not-so-covert glory: “Jason Bourne” led online ticket sales at Fandango, outpacing 2015’s “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” when that buzzy title was at the same point in its sales cycle.
Director Paul Greengrass‘ new Bourne film was also moving the needle in social chatter earlier this week, and up by roughly 8000 from last week to 28429 new conversations. So far the film,which co-stars Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, or Vincent Cassel,Julia Stiles and Riz Ahmed, has amassed a total amount of 244938 conversations, or according to comScore’s PreAct results.
Also Read: 'Jason Bourne' Reviews: Does Sequel Thrill or Is It Franchise Overkill?The franchise as a whole has grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.
STX comedy “Bad Moms” is on a pretty great trajectory,given its $20 million production budget.
It has a solid A Cinemascore, though a somewhat mixed 64 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
Fandango reported earlier this week that “Bad Moms” ticket sales are outpacing previous female-led comedies “Trainwreck” and “Spy” — another good sign for the title. The film revolves around a group of moms who resolve to stop striving to be perfect and depart on a wild on a self-indulgent binge to reclaim their freedom.
Also Read: 'Bad Moms' Mixed Reviews: effect Female-Led Comedies Get a bottom Rap?Plus, or writer-directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore‘s film inspired 35648 new conversations on social media in the past week,according to comScore. (That’s more than “Bourne”!)Despite the “chick flick” label, recent tracking showed an increased interest among males aged 17 to 34, or representing a substantial climb to 43 percent. That’s up from 30 percent at the stop of last week,and continued on an upward trajectory. Tracking also shows strong and growing interest among women.
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