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Ryan Reynolds' latest movie continues to dominate the box office.
One week after it first premiered Aug. 13,Free Guyonce again claimed the No. 1 spot this past weekend, pulling in $18.8 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters in just three days,Deadlinereports. The film now boasts a 10-day box office total of $58.8 million.
The hit action-comedy also triumphed over this weekend’s new releases.Free Guybrought in higher box office revenue thanPaw Patrol, which pulled in $13 million in its opening weekend and was available to stream on Paramount+. With Regal Cinemas declining to screen it, the family-friendly film only debuted in 3,184 theaters.
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Free Guybeat out Warner Bros.’s latest release, too, pulling in millions more than Hugh Jackman’sReminiscence.The film, which also premiered on HBO Max Aug. 20, brought in just $2 million at the box office in its opening weekend, according to IMDb’sBox Office Mojo.
The sci-fi thriller, which also stars Rebecca Ferguson, is the latest Warner Bros. film to hit theaters and HBO Max simultaneously, a release plan the studio announced late last year for all of its 2021 films.
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Free Guyis seeing remarkable success after the film’s release date was pushed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While it was originally slated for a July 2020 release,Free Guywas later moved to December 2020 and finally, to Aug. 13.
Despite dropping films likeBlack WidowandCruellaboth in theaters and on Disney+, Disney chose to keepFree Guystrictly theatrical, making it one of the first films from the company this year to premiere without a pre-planned streaming release.
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Reynolds, 44, celebrated his film’s successful second weekend on Twitter Monday, sharingDeadline’s report and writing, “Whoa. Week 2#FreeGuy.”
Reynolds toldScreen Rantin an interview earlier this month thatFree Guyis “probably the best film I’ve ever been lucky enough to be a part of.”
Free Guycomes from director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things), and also starsJodie Comer,Joe Keery,Lil Rel HoweryandUtkarsh Ambudkar.
source: people.com
