It’s definitely not a normal August at the Box Office but that doesn’t mean you don’t get an update!
While it’s true that moviegoing is not quite back to normal, the domestic box office held quite well over the weekend. Disney/20th Century Studios’ Free Guy is still at the top of the charts grossing $18.8 million over its sophomore weekend for a 10-day total of $58.8 million.
Free Guy fared much better over its second weekend in theaters compared to other films that opened this summer including The Suicide Squad, Black Widow, and F9: The Fast Saga, all of which declined around 70% in their second weekend.
The Ryan Reynolds action comedy remained victorious over the two new films that opened this weekend—Paw Patrol and Reminiscence.
If you needed further evidence that this is an August like no other on the big screen, it’s the animated movie based on the popular kids’ TV show Paw Patrol that came ahead of the Hugh Jackman starring romance noir movie. The kid flick exceeded its single-digit expectations grossing $13 million at 3,184 theaters nationwide.
Paw Patrol was well received by its targeted audiences but also by parents and even critics!
“These movies are not in the league with the Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks, Illumination juggernauts, but they cost less, make money, and occasionally break out à la Alvin and the Chipmunks, Mr. Peabody & Sherman and Scooby-Doo,” said David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.
