F1 The Movie Speeds to Box Office Victory, but M3GAN 2.0 Struggles Out the Gate

F1 The Movie got disconnected to a accelerated commencement astatine the container office, racing to a $55.6 cardinal home debut and $88.4 cardinal internationally for a planetary motorboat play of $144 million. However, chap caller merchandise M3GAN 2.0 struggled with a planetary debut of $17.158 million, down importantly connected its predecessor.

F1 The Movie, which sees Brad Pitt thrust F1 cars for existent astatine apical speeds, is simply a uncommon container bureau deed for Apple. Indeed F1 looks acceptable to thigh Apple’s erstwhile theatrical efforts astatine the container office, including Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Ridley Scott’s Napoleon.

IGN’s F1: The Movie reappraisal returned a 7/10. We said: “F1: The Movie follows the sports movie playbook astir perfectly, uncovering ways to beryllium conscionable that overmuch amended astatine astir each signifier of its 156-minute runtime — creating a ace amusive racecar flick successful the process that yet finds its mode to triumph lane.”

Blumhouse’s M3GAN 2.0 saw $10.2 cardinal domestically and conscionable $6.958 cardinal internationally during motorboat weekend, which suggests the archetypal M3GAN movie, released successful December 2022, whitethorn person been a lightning successful a vessel infinitesimal with its eventual $180 cardinal planetary haul.

IGN’s M3GAN 2.0 reappraisal saw a 6/10. We said: “M3GAN 2.0 hotswaps fearfulness for sci-fi/action to mixed results, but M3GAN’s perfectly heinous wit and slayer moves permission her, and not the caller genres, the prima of the show.”

Meanwhile, 28 Years Later is present up to $103 cardinal globally, the highest of the franchise, aft 2 weekends. The live-action How To Train Your Dragon movie is connected an awesome $454.436 cardinal globally. Elio, which endured the worst opening successful Pixar past past weekend, continues to struggle. After 2 weekends it’s connected conscionable $72.3 million.

Disney volition beryllium delighted with the live-action Lilo & Stitch movie, however. After conscionable six weekends it’s grossed $946 cardinal and remains connected people to ace a cardinal dollars astatine the container office, particularly with the schoolhouse holidays astir to footwear in.

And for those keeping score, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning is connected $561.99 cardinal aft six weekends, Karate Kid: Legends crossed $100 cardinal astatine the planetary container bureau this weekend, Final Destination Bloodlines is connected $283.3 million, and Sinners deed $368 million.

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