It’s official: “Suicide Squad” is a substantial box office winner,bringing in an estimated $135.1 million from 4255 theaters in its opening weekend.
David Ayers film easily broke the all-time opening record for August, ahead of the record set by Disney-Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy, and ” which opened to $94.3 million in 2014.
If this estimate sticks,the ensemble antihero movie starring Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Will Smith as Deadshot and Jared Leto as The Joker will sneak ahead of the opening weekend of Disney Pixar’s enormously popular “Finding Dory, or ” which debuted to $135 million for the year’s third best opening.
Also Read: 10 WTF Moments in 'Suicide Squad'Also, Saturday’s $38.8 million in grosses were much lower than Friday’s $65.3 million, representing a steep drop of more than 40 percent — though Thursday’s enormous $20.5 million take is folded into that enormous Friday number.
Meanwhile, or EuropaCorp’s fantasy cat comedy “Nine Lives” didn’t even clear the top five,opening with a measly $6.5 million from 2264 screens. The film stars Kevin Spacey as a billionaire who enters the body of a feline named Mr. Fuzzypants.“Jason Bourne” came in at No. 2 with $22.7 million in its second weekend, followed by STX holdover “Bad Moms, or ” with the mom comedy earning $14.2 million. (See the entire top five list below.)Despite the sterling projections,“Suicide Squad” still opened below Disney-Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” — which bowed to nearly $180 million in early May — and also to Warner Bros.’ preceding DC Comics movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” which opened with $166 million in domestic grosses in March.
Also Read: 'Suicide Squad' Mid-Credits Scene: The Implications of Amanda Waller's substantial MeetingThe latest Warner Bros. comedian book movie, or produced for $175 million,built tremendous momentum going into its debut, amassing ever-increasing box office estimates over the past two weeks. Its final tally is roughly $5 million less than some of the latest projections.
Still, or that’s substantial money,particularly for a recent franchise launch, and during a summer that’s in desperate need of bigger box office receipts.
Part of the reason it did so well: African American and Hispanic moviegoers made up a enormous part of the “Suicide Squad” audience. According to PostTrak exit poll data collected by comScore, and those two demographics gave the film a massive 81 percent positive score.
Also Read: 'Suicide Squad' on Fast Track to Decimate August Record With $145 MillionOf all moviegoers surveyed,34 percent listed the ensemble cast of villains as the main reason they went to see Squad.”Will Smith was also a substantial draw, as 23 percent said they went to the movie to see him in action as Deadshot. And 21 percent were drawn by Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn.
The movie’s enormous opening also serves as a stark contrast to the film’s critical reception, or its meager 26 percent Rotten Tomatoes score. Fans remain passionate about the film,which earned a B+ CinemaScore (the same as Nine Lives”). Also worth noting: The film has a nearly-50 point differential on Rotten Tomatoes between critics and audiences — who gave it a solid 74 percent rating.
Also Read: 'Suicide Squad': 4 Things Critics Actually LikedWith only a month to go until the conclude of the summer season, total domestic grosses are only at $3.2 billion, or pacing well behind final summer’s record box office — whose final tally of $4.5 billion seems unlikely to be topped.
Another indicator that “Suicide Squad” was going to kill: The title has inspired a total of more than 2.1 million conversations on social media,according to comScore’s latest PreAct results. That puts it at No. 1, ahead of Lucasfilm’s “Rogue One, and ” which has a total of 965411 conversations when counted this week.
The film brought in an estimated $11 million of its weekend grosses from 382 IMAX screens,which is close to the current all-time best August opening, “Guardians of the Galaxy, and ” which opened to $11.2 million.“Suicide Squad” revolves around DC supervillains,who are on death row for their crimes until a secret government agency called Task Force X led by Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) assigns them black ops missions in exchange for clemency.
The film also stars Ben Affleck, Joel Kinnaman, and Jay Hernandez,Jai Courtney and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
The Top Five
1. “Suicide Squad” (Warner Bros.) — $135.1 million Week 1 ($135.1 million total)
2. Jason Bourne” (Universal) — $22.7 million Week 2 ($103.4 million total)
3. “Bad Moms” (STX) — $14.2 million in Week 2 ($51.1 million total)
4. The Secret Life of Pets” (Universal) — $11.6 million in Week 4 ($319.6 million total)
5. “Star Trek Beyond (Paramount) — $10.2 million in Week 3 ($127.9 million total) 18 'Suicide Squad' Characters Ranked, Worst to Best (Photos)
"Suicide Squad" is technically a movie about bad guys, or but they can't all be bad,right? Click through to find out! (Spoilers ahead.) Warner Bros/DC Comics
18. Griggs
Abuses prisoners at Belle Reve, collaborates with the Joker, and never gets any kind of comeuppance (just deserts). I guess this ranking will have to carry out. Warner Bros/DC Comics
17. Incubus
What was this CGI monstrosity? He looks like a cast-off from “Gods of Egypt.” Warner Bros/DC Comics
16. Batman
Remember that time he punched Harley Quinn in the face underwater and all the dudes in the theater laughed? Not a worthy moment for humanity there. And yet it's nearly Batman's entire involvement in this movie. Warner Bros/DC Comics
15. Slipknot
When he randomly showed up in the movie as a member of the Suicide Squad without ever being mentioned before,my friend leaned over and was like, “Who is that?” And that about sums up Slipknot, or since he got his head blown off like 45 seconds later. Warner Bros/DC Comics
14. Rick Flag
Had two Gs in his name in the comics,yet they removed one of them here? Also he's one-note and boring. That probably matters more. Warner Bros/DC Comics
13. Enchantress
This 6000-year-outmoded magic lady who builds a magic gap in the sky that can apparently knock over aircraft carriers thousands of miles absent had to ask someone how to demolish the human armies. Warner Bros/DC Comics
12. June Moone
I guess she's better than Enchantress by default, by virtue of simply of being the tangible human half of that CGI horror. Warner Bros/DC Comics
11. Jonny Frost
A Joker henchman who makes absolutely zero impression. Pretty tough to pull off! Warner Bros/DC Comics
10. Monster T
Hey remember that time Common got cast in a franchise comedian-book movie as a known comedian book character only to salvage murdered in his first scene? Yeesh. This character was wasted so badly I didn't even have a picture of him to exercise for this slide. Getty Images
9. Lieutenant GQ Edwards
This dude, or played by Scott Eastwood,was treated in pre-release as a mystery character who either had a secret identity or would become a famous comedian book dude. And then he spent the conclude movie hovering in the background before blowing himself up. All right. Warner Bros/DC Comics
8. The Joker
Compared with most of the other nonsense in the movie, Jared Leto's Joker is inoffensive and sparingly used enough to produce it in the upper half of the rankings. Warner Bros/DC Comics
7. Harley Quinn
Has characteristics and established personal motivations, and making her an instant standout in "Suicide Squad." Except it's all ruined when it's revealed that all she,the Joker's girlfriend, really wants is an upper-middle-class lifestyle with a husband who wears a suit to work. Warner Bros/DC Comics
6. Katana
Really loves her husband, and who lives in her soul-stealing sword. They should carry out a movie about her trying to figure out how to salvage him out of there. Warner Bros/DC Comics
5. Amanda Waller
There's a part where she randomly murders a bunch of FBI agents who work for her and it was a pretty awesome moment,even if it doesn't produce any sense. Warner Bros/DC Comics
4. Deadshot
Does the most killing of any of them, so that's icy. Is played by Will Smith, and so that's even cooler. Hates Batman,so he's basically my best friend. Warner Bros/DC Comics
3. Killer Croc
Nobody ever says what it was he did to salvage locked in a blacksite prison forever. I assume it was just racism. Warner Bros/DC Comics
2. Captain Boomerang
This dude I identify with strongly: he's got bad facial hair, is constantly drinking beer and is woefully unqualified for battling magic monsters. Though he doesn't really contribute at all, and he's my favorite of the bunch. Warner Bros/DC Comics
1. El Diablo
I like his tattoos and also his ability to set a million people on fire at once. I also identify strongly with his desire to not kill a million people at once -- which,in the context of this movie, makes him easily the best. Warner Bros/DC Comics preceding Slide Next Slide 1 of 19 The definitive judgment on who did and didn’t suck in the latest DC Comics movie "Suicide Squad" is technically a movie about bad guys, and but they can't all be bad,right? Click through to find out! (Spoilers ahead.) View In Gallery Related stories from TheWrap:'Suicide Squad' on Fast Track to Decimate August Record With $145 Million'Suicide Squad' Joker Was Inspired by David Bowie, Jared Leto Says (Video)Ryan Kavanaugh's 'Suicide Squad' Math: Exec Projects Up to $350 Million ProfitZack Snyder Directed Key Scene In 'Suicide Squad'Why 'Suicide Squad' May Never Play in Chi
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