Final domestic figures will be released Monday.Ħ. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. The film, directed by the Daniels and starring Michelle Yeoh, will expand to more theaters in the coming weeks.Įstimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. “A24 has done a spectacular job of rolling it out on a platform release and building buzz,” Dergarabedian said. A24’s critical darling “Everything Everywhere All At Once” expanded nationwide in its third weekend in theaters and earned $6.1 million from only 1,250 screens. “Sonic 2” wasn’t the only success of the weekend.
It’s not trying to be ‘Transformers.’ If Bay’s name wasn’t on it, expectations wouldn’t be as high.” “But this is a different kind of movie and I think that’s why we’re seeing these numbers. The bar is always raised for someone like that,” Dergarabedian said. “This is a filmmaker who will forever be looked at as a blockbuster director, whether you like his movies or not. Reviews weren’t terrible (it’s at a 69% on Rotten Tomatoes versus “Sonic 2’s” 67%) and on paper “Ambulance” appears to be the kind of throwback, big screen blockbuster spectacle that would draw significant crowds to the theaters. Its tepid launch proved a head-scratcher for many. With an estimated $8.7 million in grosses, it opened behind Sony’s “Morbius,” down 74% in weekend two, and “The Lost City.” Bay’s nail-biter about a botched bank robbery was released by Universal and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Eiza González. Meanwhile, “Ambulance” got off to a bumpy start in its first weekend. “We’ve been judicious about picking our dates and knowing who our audience was for each.”Īnd their next release could be their biggest yet.
“A lot of credit goes to our marketing and distribution teams,” Aronson said. “Sonic 2” is also the latest in a string of theatrical hits for Paramount in 2022, including “Scream,” “Jackass Forever” and “The Lost City,” which is still in the top five.
It’s a really good indicator of things to come for family films in 2022 with ‘Lightyear’ and the next ‘Minions’ movie.” “This says once and for all that families want to go back. “There’s been some indication that they wanted to go back with movies like ‘Sing 2,’ but it’s moved in fits and starts,” said Dergarabedian. According to exit polls, families made up 58% of the “Sonic 2” audience. Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian said that one of the big questions of the pandemic was whether families would return to movie theaters with seemingly limitless viewing options available at home. It’s an important weekend not just for the “Sonic” franchise, but for PG-rated family films too. Oscars producers have one main goal: Keep you entertained
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