BOX OFFICE: SUICIDE SQUAD Opens With A Record-Shattering $133.7 Million ($267M Worldwide)
Despite poor reviews & an unfavorable word-of-mouth, The Worst Heroes Ever have prevailed with a $133.7 million weekend, which while lower than initially projected, still sets a new August record!
Suicide Squad had quite a rollercoaster weekend, to say the least. The latest Warner Bros. tentpole kicked off its theatrical run on a major high with a fantastic Thursday & Friday, which shot box office projections up to a $145-150 million weekend, but after an unprecedented 40% drop on Saturday, expectations came crashing down to the much more realistic $130-135 million range yesterday afternoon.
Earlier today, the weekend actuals finally arrived and the David Ayer-directed film has officially opened at an outstanding $133.68 million domestic, which while lower than projected, is more than good enough to shatter the previous August opening weekend record held by Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy ($94.3m). It also barely edges out Deadpool's $132.4 million February opening, becoming the third highest opener for a comic book movie this year, and ninth highest all-time. Internationally, the film has performed slightly better than expected with an opening weekend of approximately $133.3 million from about 68 foreign markets, bringing its current worldwide sum to just around $266.98 million.
With the first weekend out of the way, all eyes are now looking ahead to the film's performance next weekend with many box office pundits predicting the possibility of a major drop, although many believe it may not be quite as severe as the 68% second weekend drop suffered by Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice back in April. Even though the reviews have been more or less on par with the last DC cinematic adventure, the fan reception has been a little better this time around with the film even scoring a "B+" on CinemaScore, which while not great for a comic book movie, is still fairly decent and better than the "B" that Batman v Superman received.
Only two films are arriving in theaters next weekend, the family-friendly Pete's Dragon and the R-rated comedy Sausage Party, which are catered to two entirely different audiences, and unless one manages to surprise, neither should provide enough competition to knock Suicide Squad from the #1 spot at the box office.
So, what do you guys think? Sound off with your thoughts below!
Plus, here are a couple new promotional posters from Jared Leto:
It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?
Suicide Squad features:
Director: David Ayer
Will Smith as Floyd Lawton/Deadshot
Jared Leto as The Joker
Margot Robbie as Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn
Viola Davis as Amanda Waller
Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flagg
Jai Courtney as George "Digger" Harkness/Captain Boomerang
Cara Delevingne as June Moone/Enchantress
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Waylon Jones/Killer Croc
Jay Hernandez as Chato Santana/El Diablo
Adam Beach as Christopher Weiss/Slipknot
Karen Fukuhara as Tatsu Yamashiro/Katana
Jim Parrack as Jonny Frost/Psuedo Joker
Ike Barinholtz as Griggs
Common as Monster T
Scott Eastwood as Lt. GQ Edwards
Alex Meraz as Gomez
David Harbour as Dexter Tolliver
Corina Calderon as Grace Santana
Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash
Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman
Suicide Squad is out in theaters everywhere NOW!
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