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.

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According to Variety, the comedic action film took in around $10.5 million on Friday from 4,165 theaters and it’s expected to make another $13 million to $16 million throughout the weekend.

Free Guy is the first Disney film to have a theatrical-only release in about a year. The film will run only in theaters for 45 days.

In the film, Reynolds portrays a non-playable video game character named Guy in a popular game called Free Guy. When he realizes he’s living in a fictional game, Guy embarks on a quest to become the game’s hero with help from the game’s programmers played by Joe Keery and Jodie Comer. Lil Rel Howery, Taika Waititi, and Utkarsh Ambudkar also star in the film.

Don’t Breathe 2 is projected to come in No. 2, Respect starring Jennifer Hudson at No. 3, Jungle Cruise at No. 4, and The Suicide Squad at No. 5.

Reynolds tweeted on Saturday that a sequel was possible. “Aaaannnnd after 3 years messaging #FreeGuy as an original IP movie, Disney confirmed today they officially want a sequel. Woo hoo! #irony.” 20th Century Studios retweeted Reynolds’ tweet and director Shawn Levy also retweeted it writing, “Yuuuuuuuup”.

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Jodie Comer has joined the cast of Free Guy, an action comedy about video games starring Ryan Reynolds. Lil Rel (Get Out) and Joe Keery (Stranger Things( have also signed on in supporting roles.

The features hails from Shawn Levy. He will be directing from a script written by Matt Lieberman.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Free Guy centers on a background character who suddenly realizes he’s living in a video game. After he discovers that the makers of the game may be shutting down his world, with the help of an avatar, he tries to keep the world alive.

Comer will play the avatar, Molotov Girl. In the real world, she is the programmer who created the game but then it was stolen from her. Rel will play another background character and Reynolds’ best friend and Keery will play a programmer who may or may not have a secret agenda.

Filming of Free Guy is secluded to begin in April.

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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.

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According to Variety, the comedic action film took in around $10.5 million on Friday from 4,165 theaters and it’s expected to make another $13 million to $16 million throughout the weekend.

Free Guy is the first Disney film to have a theatrical-only release in about a year. The film will run only in theaters for 45 days.

In the film, Reynolds portrays a non-playable video game character named Guy in a popular game called Free Guy. When he realizes he’s living in a fictional game, Guy embarks on a quest to become the game’s hero with help from the game’s programmers played by Joe Keery and Jodie Comer. Lil Rel Howery, Taika Waititi, and Utkarsh Ambudkar also star in the film.

Don’t Breathe 2 is projected to come in No. 2, Respect starring Jennifer Hudson at No. 3, Jungle Cruise at No. 4, and The Suicide Squad at No. 5.

Reynolds tweeted on Saturday that a sequel was possible. “Aaaannnnd after 3 years messaging #FreeGuy as an original IP movie, Disney confirmed today they officially want a sequel. Woo hoo! #irony.” 20th Century Studios retweeted Reynolds’ tweet and director Shawn Levy also retweeted it writing, “Yuuuuuuuup”.

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Jodie Comer has joined the cast of Free Guy, an action comedy about video games starring Ryan Reynolds. Lil Rel (Get Out) and Joe Keery (Stranger Things( have also signed on in supporting roles.

The features hails from Shawn Levy. He will be directing from a script written by Matt Lieberman.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Free Guy centers on a background character who suddenly realizes he’s living in a video game. After he discovers that the makers of the game may be shutting down his world, with the help of an avatar, he tries to keep the world alive.

Comer will play the avatar, Molotov Girl. In the real world, she is the programmer who created the game but then it was stolen from her. Rel will play another background character and Reynolds’ best friend and Keery will play a programmer who may or may not have a secret agenda.

Filming of Free Guy is secluded to begin in April.

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