When it’s all counted up Sunday night — late — we will know for sure who nudged out whom in the box office race this first full weekend of August.
Shockingly, “Fantastic Four” has overcome terrible reviews and appears headed to $28 million or so, so sayeth Deadline.com.
The superior but not-all-that latest “Mission: Impossible” is holding right at half of its opening weekend audience, and should be in the $27-28 range as well.
“The Gift” is a modest hit, at $10-11 million. Jason Bateman fans rejoice.
“Ricki and the Flash” is doing rather meekly — over 50 women are showing up, and that adds up to just $7 million or so.
But that’s a lot better than “Shaun the Sheep Movie,” another blow to Aardman Animation. Stop motion sheep in a kids’ comedy where nobody talks? It’s a hoot, has wonderful reviews pushing it, and it won’t even crack the top ten. It opened Wednesday. It’ll have maybe $5.5 million, in toto, since Wed., by Sunday night.
That’s about a single average day’s take from “Minions.” Pity.
“Vacation” is dying, “Trainwreck” is closing in on $100 million.
