Equalizer 3 hits $3.8 million in previews Thursday – Deadline

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Friday afternoon: Sony/Escape Artists Equator 3 He does what he’s supposed to do this weekend with an eye on $11.5 million today, at a low price $30 million 3 days and high $30 million 4 days.

The picture, which cost $70 million and was co-financed by TSG and Eagle Pictures, is booked in 3,965 theaters.

Warner Bros. will be happy to know that Sony is including its recently found ticket money from the pandemic romantic comedy, broken Hearts Gallery, in equalizer 3First Friday, but this is not the case at all. Equator 3The ‘Denzel Washington’ first Friday includes just $3.8 million from early Thursday night showings for the Denzel Washington threequel. That’s a little more than the widespread advance did (less than on Thursday). Gran Turismo Which wouldn’t be second place for the Culver City group, but fourth place with a second weekend of $6.5 million, -63% and a four-day cume of $8 million. That puts the Neill Blomkamp directed Sony PlayStation film at $30.2 million by Monday.

Like many pictures of late, there’s been no publicity from the cast here due to the hit on the Threequel, so the fact that it could open in the neighborhood where the previous film was set is a testament to Sony’s marketing. The last time Antoine Fuqua, Denzel Washington, and Dakota Fanning were together was at CinemaCon in April. Producers Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Fuqua spoke about the film to the press recently.

More evidence of Sony’s marketing: RelishMix says so equalizer 3 It has 233.7 million social media users across Facebook, “The current stats are twice as high as the 2018 version,” says RelishMix.

They did it all, “the overall intensity is good in comparison, but it is toned down by the absence of actors on the promotional cycle and on social media.”

RelishMix adds, “Convo on Equator 3 It goes mostly positively as Denzel Washington’s charisma keeps a large faction of die-hard fans enthralled while the audience expresses their admiration and his partnership with Dakota Fanning – both a rival and a challenge. John Wick against equalizer“.

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Friday morning update: Antoine Fuqua Equator 3 We won’t let this summer go quietly with what’s expected to be a 4-day opening weekend of $30M-$40M; Gearing up to be the second best ever for the holiday next Shang Chi ($94.6 million). Last night, starting with show times that began at 3 p.m., Sony’s triple show was taped $3.8 million in 3,241 locations.

While 76% are with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, Equator 3 He’s 92% with fans right now. Sony has more bullets at the box office with Imax and PLFs this weekend equalizer 3.

Last night’s previews are better than those of equalizer 2 which had earned $3.1 million in 2,934 theaters as of Thursday’s showtimes, which began at 4 p.m. That represents 23% of the $13.3 million the picture earned on Friday at No. 1’s $36 million during the July 20-22, 2018, frame, beating Universal’s opening of Mamma Mia: Here we go again Which made 34.9 million dollars.

the first equalizer, It was released on September 26, 2014, and grossed $1.45 million in previews, $12.4 million on Friday, and an opening of $34.1 million. This film finished its run in the United States with $101.5 million equalizer 2 I did $102 million. the equalizer The Escape Artists franchise has taken in $382.7 million worldwide.

equalizer 2The opening marked Denzel Washington’s third biggest start at the local BO after that American gangster ($44 million) and Safe House ($40 million).

Sony Gran Turismo It wins the week with $22.1 million, again buoyed by nine days of advance preview numbers. The picture, in 3,856 theaters, grossed $772,000 yesterday, down 29% from Wednesday.

Warner Bros. Barbie Thursday won $1.3 million at 3,736, -13% from Wednesday, for a sixth week of $21.1 million and a total of $598.8 million. The picture will surpass $600 million today on its 43rd day of release.

worldwide Oppenheimer At 2,872, Thursday’s 6th post cume $824,000, -14%, for a total cume of $303 million. Pic’s sixth week is $12 million.

Warner Bros. / DC blue beetle It was booked in 3,871 theaters and had a second Thursday cume of $685,000 in fourth place for the day, -13% from Wednesday, for a second week of $15.7 million and a total of $49.3 million, which is 1% ahead of Shazam: Wrath of the Gods At the same time.

Paramount Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Chaos In 3,145 theaters, the fourth Thursday saw a $501,000, -19%, $9.6 million for the week and $101.7 million total.

shiva nirvana Kochi The film revolves around a young man who grew up in an atheist family and falls in love with the daughter of his father’s archrival, a devout Hindu leader. It opened last night with revenues of $475,000.