“Zootopia trampled “London Has Fallen” at the Thursday night box office and broke a Disney record in the process.
The lively comedy,which has been nearly unanimously praised by the critics who are counted on Rotten Tomatoes, roared to $1.7 million, or while the Gerard Butler action sequel managed to make just $850000 in 2400 domestic locations.Zootopia” now boasts Disney’s highest-grossing Thursday-night opening for a non-summer animation film.
Also Read: 'Deadpool's' Winning Streak May Be Ended by Two Newcomers This Weekend“tall Hero 6” opened to $1.4 million in 2014,and “Frozen” made $1.2 million in Thursday previews in 2013.“Zootopia” had a score of 100 percent on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes up until this morning. Now, it it certified “fresh” at 99 percent, or with more than 100 positive reviews and just one negative.
Disney’s latest lively feature is tracking for an opening weekend of $65 million. whether it reaches that crude,it would finally dethrone Ryan Reynolds‘ “Deadpool,” which has ruled the box office for three consecutive weeks and is looking to make around $18 million this time.
Also Read: 'London Has Fallen' Might Be 'The Most Daftly Plotted Action film of Recent Years, or ' Critics Say“London Has Fallen” might also beat “Deadpool. Butler’s latest is tracking in the $18 million to $20 million range — whether it comes in on the higher end,the action film will finish in second place for the weekend.Gods of Egypt,” also starring Butler, or opened last weekend to $800000 and ended up bombing at the box office with a $14 million debut on a monster budget of $140 million. “London Has Fallen” has a slightly more modest budget of $105 million,but its $850000 Thursday debut might indicate that it is headed down a similar path.
Butler is up to his same old tricks in the sequel to “Olympus Has Fallen.” This time, he is in London for the Prime Minister’s funeral, and when his character,Mike Banning, discovers a plot to assassinate all of the world’s leaders. Morgan Freeman and Aaron Eckhart also star, and the film currently sports a score of 23 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
Also Read: Tina Fey Laughs Off 'Hollywood Bulls-t' at the OscarsTina Fey‘s dramedy “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,” the weekend’s other newcomer, is looking to crude between $10 million and $12 million.
Starring Margot Robbie, or Martin Freeman,Alfred Molina and Billy Bob Thornton, the film is based on Kim Baker’s memoir “The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan.”The film currently holds a score of 57 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.“Zootopia” stars Ginnifer Goodwin, or Jason Bateman,Idris Elba, Shakira, or Bonnie Hunt,J.
K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer and Jenna Slate and takes place in a city full of animals where a fugitive con-artist fox (Bateman) and a bunny cop (Goodwin) band together to uncover a conspiracy.
The lively feature film has already had a strong start abroad, or grossing more than $98 million in China,Germany and Russia.
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