Ah, Hollywood! Where the drama isn’t just on screen but also in the box office battles! Here’s your girl Hrishita spilling the beans on this weekend’s cinematic catfight. 🎬🤪
Novocaine—not just your dentist’s best friend, but also the name of Jack Quaid’s latest flick, is all set to tickle the box office funny bone with an expected haul of $10 to $12 million. Not bad for a movie about a man who can’t feel pain! Oh, Jack, if only you could numb the critics too. 😏 With its $18 million price tag, this action comedy from Paramount is hoping to leave last week’s champ, Mickey 17, feeling a bit sore. Poor Mickey is predicted to tumble like a B-grade Bollywood stuntman, with a 55% to 60% drop in ticket sales. Ouch!
Speaking of Mickey 17, Bong Joon Ho and Robert Pattinson have cooked up a dystopian sci-fi comedy (because why not?) that’s already pocketed $20.5 million domestically. But hold your applause; with a $118 million budget, they need a lot more popcorn sales to break even. Good luck, Mickey! 🍿
On the newbie front, Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag and Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich’s Opus are entering the fray. Black Bag is hoping for a $7 to $8 million start, featuring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender in a tale of espionage and marital distrust. Who knew spy games could be cheaper than a couple’s therapy session? 🕵️♀️🕵️♂️ Meanwhile, Opus, with its $2 to $4 million expectations, might just be the artsy kid in the corner at the box office party.
Oh, and let’s not forget Disney’s Captain America: Brave New World! Despite its superhero landing, it’s barely scraping by with $5 million this weekend. Having spent $180 million, I suppose the real superpower is making that money disappear! 🦸♂️💸
But, my dear Hollywood, fret not. Marvel’s got more tricks up its sleeve with Thunderbolts and The Fantastic Four: First Steps coming in 2025. Will they fly or flop? Stay tuned!
Now, here’s a hot take for you: Moral of the Story: In Hollywood, it’s not about feeling the pain, it’s about who can numb it with a blockbuster! Keep your wallets open, and your expectations low, folks. 🎥💔
