{"id":161167,"date":"2018-04-23T04:51:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T08:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=161167"},"modified":"2018-04-23T04:51:47","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T08:51:47","slug":"a-quiet-place-rampage-lead-newcomers-at-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/04\/23\/a-quiet-place-rampage-lead-newcomers-at-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"‘A Quiet Place,’ ‘Rampage’ lead newcomers at box office"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Studio estimates on Sunday have placed\u201dA Quiet Place,\u201d with $22 million, in first, and\u201dRampage\u201d in second with $21 million, but it’s possible those numbers may shift when final results are tallied on Monday.
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LOS ANGELES \u2014 \u00a0It’s another weekend of buzz versus pure star power at the box office as the word of mouth sensation “A Quiet Place” finds itself neck-and-neck again with Dwayne Johnson’s “Rampage.” This time buzz had the slight advantage.<\/p>\n

Studio estimates on Sunday have placed “A Quiet Place,” with $22 million, in first, and “Rampage” in second with $21 million, but it’s possible those numbers may shift when final results are tallied on Monday.<\/p>\n

Still, John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” continues to be a mini phenomenon. With a $17 million production budget, “A Quiet Place” has grossed $132.4 million from North American theatres in three weeks.”Rampage,” too, is down only 41 per cent domestically in its second weekend and continues to rake in the dollars globally. The film boasts a worldwide tally of $283 million, and Johnson has continued using his social media accounts to hype the film and thank audiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never take success like this for granted. Global success like this means so much,\u201d Johnson posted on his Instagram account Saturday night.\u201dI’m not a Marvel movie. It’s not Star Wars. ‘Rampage’ may as well have been called ‘Dwayne Johnson and his albino gorilla friend’ because it’s such an obscure video game … Thank you guys so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

The staying power of both somewhat overshadowed the newcomers, like Amy Schumer’s\u201dI Feel Pretty\u201d and the sequel to the 2001 cult comedy\u201dSuper Troopers,\u201d both of which nevertheless managed to find their own niche audiences despite largely negative reviews.<\/p>\n

\u201cI Feel Pretty,\u201d released by STX Entertainment, grossed an estimated $16.2 million \u2014 \u00a0a little less than half of what Schumer’s\u201dTrainwreck\u201d opened to in July 2015. Unlike\u201dTrainwreck,\u201d Schumer did not write\u201dI Feel Pretty,\u201d which is about an insecure woman who gets a life-changing confidence boost after a head injury. The concept became somewhat divisive and the subject of a fair amount of scrutiny.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe’s a force and that’s not going to change,\u201d notes comScore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian.\u201dShe’s always going to push the envelope. Sometimes that will bring big box office, sometimes it won’t.\u201d<\/p>\n

The partially crowd-funded\u201dSuper Troopers 2,\u201d meanwhile, leaned into its April 20 opening and scored a fourth place, $14.7 million opening weekend for Broken Lizards and distributor 20th Century Fox.<\/p>\n

Fifth place went to the Blumhouse horror\u201dTruth or Dare\u201d with $7.9 million in its second weekend, while Lionsgate’s thriller\u201dTraffik,\u201d with Paula Patton, launched in ninth with $3.9 million.<\/p>\n

The box office for the year remains down about 2.4 per cent from last year, but that will change next week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re going to see a huge turnaround later this week in the box office fortunes with ‘Avengers: Infinity War,\u201d’ Dergarabedian said.<\/p>\n

The film is tracking to make over $200 million in its first weekend in theatres, leading some experts to wonder whether the superhero pic could have the highest opening of all time, beating out even\u201dStar Wars: The Force Awakens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to comScore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.<\/p>\n

1.\u201dA Quiet Place,\u201d $22 million ($15 million international).<\/p>\n

2.\u201dRampage,\u201d $21 million ($57 million international).<\/p>\n

3.\u201dI Feel Pretty,\u201d $16.2 million ($2.4 million international).<\/p>\n

4.\u201dSuper Troopers 2,\u201d $14.7 million.<\/p>\n

5.\u201dTruth or Dare,\u201d $7.9 million ($4.1 million international).<\/p>\n

6.\u201dReady Player One,\u201d $7.5 million ($23 million international).<\/p>\n

7.\u201dBlockers,\u201d $7 million ($2.6 million international).<\/p>\n

8.\u201dBlack Panther,\u201d $4.6 million ($1.2 million international).<\/p>\n

9.\u201dTraffik,\u201d $3.9 million.<\/p>\n

10.\u201dIsle of Dogs,\u201d $3.4 million ($5.6 million international).<\/p>\n

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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theatres (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to comScore:<\/p>\n

1.\u201dRampage,\u201d $57 million.<\/p>\n

2.\u201dReady Player One,\u201d $23 million.<\/p>\n

3.\u201dA Quiet Place,\u201d $15 million.<\/p>\n

4.\u201d21 Karat,\u201d $10.1 million.<\/p>\n

5.\u201dPeter Rabbit,\u201d $6.4 million.<\/p>\n

6.\u201dIsle of Dogs,\u201d $5.6 million.<\/p>\n

7.\u201dThe Coach,\u201d $4.8 million.<\/p>\n

8.\u201dTruth or Dare,\u201d $4.1 million.<\/p>\n

9.\u201dTaxi 5,\u201d $3.8 million.<\/p>\n

10.\u201dDude’s Manual,\u201d $3.7 million.<\/p>\n

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