‘Gran Turismo’ Tries to Get ‘Barbie’ Out of the Way at the Box Office – The Hollywood Reporter

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The latest Hollywood blockbuster in motorsport movie – Sony Gran Turismo – expanded to thousands of theaters on Friday after hosting two full weekends of speed previews and numerous fan events.

Directed by Neil Blomkamp, Gran Turismo It was originally scheduled to be released on August 11, but changed its release plans due to the actors’ strike and the resulting ban on the actors, led by Orlando Bloom and David Harbour, from doing any journalistic work. Instead, the studio used the sneak peek to generate buzz before the movie opened everywhere on Aug. 25.

Based on Friday’s traffic, early estimates are shown Gran Turismo Opening in first place with $16.5 million, including the $3.9 million total from previous steals. It certainly isn’t the first time a Hollywood studio has added such revenue to its opening weekend number, but it is the first Gran Turismo The performances were much stronger than usual.

In other words: Warner Brothers. Huge turnout Barbie Otherwise, it would top the weekend chart. Early estimates appear Barbie Earning $15.7 million in its sixth weekend as it prepares to jump to $600 million domestically either this weekend or early next week.

Earlier this year, Warner Shazam: Wrath of the Gods It would have posted an opening weekend of $56.8 million instead of $53.5 million had the studio collected $3.3 million from the sneakshoes special.

Overall, box office analysts warn that numbers for all movies could change between now and Monday due to the second annual National Movie Day on Sunday, when tickets will be slashed to $4 for any movie of any kind in thousands of theaters across the country. “It’s going to be a wild day in theatres,” says one of the Hollywood studios’ distribution directors.

Gran Turismo It got a glowing cinematic score from audiences and, not surprisingly, was so male-biased.

Capital blue beetle She plans to take third place with $9.5 million to $10 million in her second round

Rounding out the fourth spot is Universal’s summer sensation Oppenheimerwhich is looking to gross $8 million in the weekend against a domestic total of $299 million — becoming Christopher Nolan’s third-highest-grossing film at the domestic box office in the future. From the beginning And behind only The Dark Knight And The Dark Knight Rises.

A number of independent distributors are also making a play this weekend. Roadside Attractions opens Liam Neeson’s latest motion picture, retribution. Current estimates are that the picture will come in at number eight with $3.2 million, in line with projections for the independent film. One problem: It’s got a C CinemaScore smack from the masses.

Briarcliff is open hillInspirational sports drama starring Dennis Quaid. The film is slated to open with around $2.5 million.

Bleecker Street Film Specialist GoldaHelen Mirren, who plays former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, is eyeing $2 million despite being shown in theaters far below the box office. hill.

The numbers will be updated on Sunday morning