The female-fronted caper film “Ocean’s 8” walked away with the box-office crown in its opening weekend, grossing a cool $41.5 million.
About 69% of the film’s audience were women, according to Variety[1], providing a strong counterbalance to the heavily male-skewing “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and “Deadpool 2.”
“The target audience — females — are just so underserved,” Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros’ distribution chief, told the Hollywood Reporter [2]on Sunday.,
Boasting an all-female starring cast — including Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway — ”Ocean’s 8” from Time Warner Inc.’s TWX, -0.03%[3] Warner Bros. posted the best opening weekend of any of the “Ocean’s” movies, not accounting for inflation. The previous trio of movies, starring George Clooney and Matt Damon, never topped $39 million in their debut weekends.
“Solo” continued to disappoint for Walt Disney Co. DIS, +1.47%[4] and Lucasfilm, earning $15.2 million in its third weekend. That was good enough for second place, but all but ensures the movie will become the first in the “Star Wars” franchise to lose money. “Solo” reportedly cost about $250 million to make, and has earned just $176.1 million domestically.
The R-rated superhero sequel “Deadpool 2,” from 21st Century Fox’s FOX, +0.82%[5] Twentieth Century Fox, finished third, with $13.7 million in its fourth weekend and $278.7 million overall.
The horror thriller “Hereditary” was a hit in its debut, earning $13 million, a record for indie distributor A24. The film, starring Toni Collette, was a hit at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and appears to have been boosted by positive word of mouth....
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- ^ according to Variety (variety.com)
- ^ told the Hollywood Reporter (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
- ^ TWX, -0.03% (www.marketwatch.com)
- ^ DIS, +1.47% (www.marketwatch.com)
- ^ FOX, +0.82% (www.marketwatch.com)