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Chessy and martin7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() Fox documentary on Apple TV+ to the Jennifer Lopez action pic “The Mother” on Netflix. There was also quite a bit of competition on home screens, from a Michael J. “If you’re a moviegoer, you have a lot to choose from right now,” Dergarabedian said. Sony Pictures Classics also launched its Yogi Berra documentary “It Ain’t Over” in 99 theaters, making $106,000.ĭergarabedian noted that several independent films thrived this weekend with solid per theater averages, including IFC’s “Monica” ($26,500 from two theaters) and Bleecker Street’s “The Starling Girl” ($27,736 from four theaters). “BlackBerry,” Matt Johnson’s well-reviewed portrait about the rise and fall of the beloved smartphone starring Glenn Howerton and Jay Baruchel, got off to a bumpy start with $473,000 from 450 theaters. Other mid-level releases failed to make a big splash, including Charlie Day’s Hollywood satire “Fool’s Paradise,” which earned $443,140 from 784 locations, and the anime-inspired “Knights of the Zodiac,” which made only $535,000 from 586 theaters. It went into the weekend with poor reviews (32% on Rotten Tomatoes) and limited marketing from distributor Ketchup Entertainment, and earned just $2.4 million from 2,118 locations. The mystery starring Affleck as a detective whose daughter is missing cost a reported $65 million to make. Robert Rodriguez’s “Hypnotic,” meanwhile, is bombing. The first film opened to $13.5 million in 2018 and went on to gross over $104 million. ![]() Older audiences typically don’t rush out on opening weekend. Audiences were heavily female (77%), Caucasian (59%) and over 45 (66%) and the hope is that there will be a Mother’s Day boost and decent holdover for the $20 million production. The sequel, released by Focus Features on Mother’s Day weekend, reunites the cast with director Bill Holderman and his co-writer Erin Simms. “ Book Club: The Next Chapter ” fared the best on the charts with $6.5 million from 3,508 locations. “Everyone in the business knew Guardians would dominate the weekend but it provided an opportunity for a lot of movies to get out there that hit that sweet spot between two behemoths.” “The second weekend in May is very notable, traditionally speaking, because it bridges the gap between a big summer kickoff movie ("Guardians 3") and the next big blockbuster ("Fast X"),” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore. It was an especially crowded weekend for new movies, opening both wide and limited in all genres and of all qualities. With Chris Pratt in the leading positions of chart-topping movies, as Star Lord in “Guardians” and the voice of Mario, debates have ensued about how much of the draw is star power versus brand power. Families with younger children have had almost no other options at the theaters since Mario entered the picture, resulting in repeat viewings and its continued dominance at the box office, where it is still playing in 3,800 locations domestically. ![]() Movie” with $13 million in its sixth weekend, bringing its domestic grosses just shy of $536 million. My life is made after learning about this pair's bond (they have sleepovers and want to retire together!), and their comfortable chat with TODAY led to plenty of juicy tidbits about The Parent Trap behind the scenes.Second place went to “The Super Mario Bros. The two women recently appeared together in a TODAY Show video honoring 1998's The Parent Trap and talked about how the filming experience inadvertently began their friendship. We all love when a fierce real-life friendship emerges from the confines of a movie set, but based on their Parent Trap personas, you probably wouldn't expect Lisa Ann Walter (Chessy) and Elaine Hendrix (Meredith) to be legitimate BFFS two decades after filming the movie. The actresses behind housekeeper Chessy and villainous fiancée Meredith reunited to discuss the film on its milestone anniversary, and they spilled some Parent Trap secrets you never knew. Young Lindsay Lohan tricked the world into thinking she was a duo of multitalented sisters destined for Olsen-like fame, and while you may have wished to be Annie or Hallie back then, the movie's secondary characters are actual goals once you've hit adulthood. The Parent Trap just turned 20 years old, and in case you haven't spent a recent Saturday watching it on cable, the warm-hearted film about a sibling switcheroo is just as great as you remember. ![]()
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