Box Office: ‘Longlegs’ Still on Track to Set Neon Opening Record; ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Drifts to $4.4 Million Opening Day as ‘Despicable Me 4’ Retains Lead
variety.comMichaela Zee Gru and the minions are continuing their box office reign, topping newcomers “Longlegs” and “Fly Me to the Moon.” Universal and Illumination’s “Despicable Me 4” will retain the No.
1 spot in its second weekend of release after earning $13.6 million on Friday. “Longlegs” is still creeping its way to the best opening weekend for Neon after scoring $10 million on Friday from 2,510 theaters — a figure that includes $3 million in Thursday previews.
The indie scarer, starring Nicolas Cage as a terrifying serial killer and scream queen Maika Monroe as an FBI agent, is looking at a $20 to $23 million opening weekend.
Despite its “C+” grade on CinemaScore, which is pretty standard for horror films, director Osgood Perkins’ horror film had been earning mostly positive reviews from critics (it currently holds an 87% on Rotten Tomatoes).
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