james cameron Avatar: The Path of Water will reign supreme in its fifth weekend during MLK’s four-day holiday frame with an estimated take of around $35 million.
The Disney/20th Century Studios/Lightstorm title through yesterday raised its cumulative total to $525.66 million after $4.5 million on Tuesday. The sequel will possibly top the domestic total for its compilation, rogue one: a star wars story, which ended at $533.5M, in the next few days. Disney continues to have the most PLF and Dolby audiences. Last weekend, 65% of its $45.8 million gross came from premium formats.
In the meantime, M3GAN, even though it’s in a 17-day theatrical window for PVOD, it’s not stopping. The Atomic Monster-Blumhouse title, which as of yesterday boasts $35 million in five days, is expected to ring between $17 million-$20 million in its second frame in the span from Friday to Monday.
Regarding Lionsgate’s Gerard Butler movie news, Airplanein more than 3000 theaters, it is expected to do its best with a $7 million-$10 million take over the four days. The photo is 64% fresh with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, which is better than the 34% Rotten they gave Butler before the pandemic. angel has fallen. Critics didn’t weigh in on that movie which saw a $21.3 million start in late August and a domestic gross of $69 million.
The film follows pilot Brodie Torrance (Butler) who saves his passengers from lightning by making a risky landing on a war-torn island, only to discover that surviving the landing was just the beginning. When most of the passengers are taken hostage by dangerous rebels, the only person Torrance can count on for help is Louis Gaspare (Mike Colter), an accused murderer who was being transported by the FBI. In order to rescue the passengers, Torrance will need Gaspare’s help and will learn that there is more to Gaspare than meets the eye. Jean-François Richet directs. Previews start today at 7pm, with more previews tomorrow Thursday at 7pm.
Sony will expand its Tom Hanks drama A man named Otto to 3,800 locations. Early Access shows are Thursdays at 2 pm The film, currently in its second week in 637 theaters, has a cumulative total of $5.4 million. The outlook for the wide break of the Marc Forster-directed title is $8 million. Audiences like it better than critics on Rotten Tomatoes, 97% fresh to 67% fresh.
Warner Bros./New Line
In the first of many titles pulled from HBO Max for a theatrical release, Warner Bros. is opening New Line’s reboot of party in the House at 1,300 locations on Friday. Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav believes in the theatrical window and that will lead to better results for cinema in its later stages. The film, a remake of the 1990 original, is directed by Calmatic and has a perspective on the middle digits. In party in the House, A high school student decides to throw a house party while his parents are away. The other initiative behind this HBO Max reverse distribution plan is Warner providing content to theaters as they badly need it. The previous trilogy, whose first title was released in 1990, have collectively grossed close to $65 million in the United States. party in the House it’s in a theatrical window of 17 days until PVOD, and 45 days until it hits HBO Max. Previews start at 5pm on Thursday.