‘Uncharted’ Finds Box Office Treasure With $51 Million Presidents Day Opening
thewrap.comDespite weak reviews, “Uncharted” got strong numbers with audiences with a B+ on CinemaScore and a 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, with special praise placed on Tom Holland in his first major blockbuster performance outside of the “Spider-Man” films.
As with other hit films in the past year, the stronger-than-expected numbers were driven by younger, male audiences. Demographics data from Sony reports that 63% of opening weekend audiences were male, with 45% under the age of 25.
Premium formats also played a factor with 36% of tickets sold being screenings on Imax and other premium screens. “Uncharted” will now try to turn the positive word of mouth with young audiences into a solid second weekend hold before Warner Bros.’ “The Batman” draws away much of that core demo on the first weekend of March.
So far, the film has grossed an estimated $139 million through Monday. Also opening on this holiday weekend was MGM/FilmNation’s “Dog,” a much cheaper film than “Uncharted” which opened to an $18 million 4-day weekend against a reported $15 million production budget.
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