Although it concerns the Delta variant will make cinema visitors at home, Ryan Reynolds’ Sci-Fi Action Comedy ‘Free Guy’ has a better start of the estimated at the domestic box office.
The film collected $ 26 million from 4,165 North American theater.
Given the production budget above $ 100 million, ticket sales will not celebrate a lot in pre-pandemic but not a bad result given the current situation.
Abroad, ‘Guy Guy’ collected $ 22.5 million for a global calculation of $ 51 million.
‘Guy Guy’ marks an interesting test for the film exhibition industry because it is played exclusively in theaters, which is a scarcity today.
Many high profile films that show during pandemic, such as ‘black widows’ marvel and ‘suicide squad’, are available on the streaming platform on the same day with their theater debut.
Some films only offer in theaters, such as’ F9 ‘, Emily Blunt and follow-up John Krasinski’ calm place part II ‘and’ G.I.
Joe ‘The story of’ Snake Eye ‘, is every sequel to popular film franchises, unlike’ Guy Guy ‘, which is based on the original concept and not part of the existing film universe.
Even though Covid-19 was undoubtedly blocking people from visiting their local multiplex, ‘Guy Guy’ – directed by Shawn retribution (‘foreign matters’, ‘night in the museum’) and co-starring Jodie Comer and Taika Waititi – Has several factors working to support it.
Thanks to the strong reviews and “a” cinemascore from the audience, he enjoyed positive words over the weekend.
The PG-13 film also benefits because it is interesting for older men, demographics who seem to be less alert about returning to the big screen.
The success of this box came after a leading man Ryan Reynolds announced that the sequel to the film had turned green.
Story of the story on Guy (Reynolds), a bank teller who found that he was actually NPC (non-player character) in a brutal world video game, then decided to become a story hero, by saving his friends removed by game creators.
Reynolds brings to Twitter to share updates to the sequel.
“Aaaannnd after 3 years messages #Freeguy as the original IP film, Disney confirmed today they officially want a sequel.
Woo hoo !! #irony.
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“Guy Guy” is based on scripts written by Matt Lieberman and Zak Penn.
Actor Dwayne Johnson, John Krasinski, Hugh Jackman, Channing Tatum, Joe Keery, Tina Fey and Lil Rail Hower completed the cast.
Chris Evans also made cameo in the film.