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BOX OFFICE: Green Lantern Opens (Soft) With $53M For The First Weekend |
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Sunday, 19 June 2011 08:21 |
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Here are the final numbers for this box office weekend. Martin Campbell-directed comic book adaptation Green Lantern finished #1 with $53M, way below that previously expected. Film was getting a lot of negative reviews, with couple of good ones here and there (you can check out Josh and Mark's reviews HERE and HERE).
From Deadline:
"Warner Bros' 3D Green Lantern ($21.6M Friday, dropping -21% for $17.1M Saturday, and only a $53M weekend) underperforms, unable to meet even the studio's lowered expectation for North America despite the higher 3D ticket prices. Green Lantern had well-known actor Ryan Reynolds playing the superhero, yet won't come near that other non-sequel Thor's recent $65.7M opening weekend for Marvel yet starring a complete unknown."
Next week Green Lantern will go against new PIXAR film, Cars 2. Expect a big drop, since it's not getting good buzz and as for international numbers, Deadline says:
"Competitors also told me that the Read more: |
