After plenty of anticipation, Sony’s big-screen adaptation of the popular Naughty Dog video game Uncharted finally hit theaters and exceeded expectations. Early estimates saw Tom Holland/Mark Wahlberg action-adventure opening somewhere in the mid-$30 million range, but despite a slew of negative reviews from critics, audiences welcomed the flick with open arms to the tune of $44 million over the 3-day weekend and $51M over the 4-day holiday, per Deadline.
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Comparatively, Sonic the Hedgehog earned $58 million in 2020, Pokémon Detective Pikachu earned $54 million in 2019, and Laura Croft: Tomb Raider collected $47 million in 2001. Each of those films went on to gross over $100 million, which, aside from Pokémon, was enough to grant a sequel.
Elsewhere, the Channing Tatum vehicle Dog, which earned better reviews than Uncharted, likewise leaped over expectations with a $15.1 million 3-day/$18.05 million 4-day, while last week’s champ, the star-studded Death on the Nile, dropped -51% for a $6.25 million 3-day/$7.18 million 4-day to bring its domestic total to $25.9 million.
DOMESTIC TOP 10 BOX OFFICE
1.) Uncharted (Sony) 4,275 theaters, Fri $15.4M/Sat $16.3M/Sun $12.5M /Mon $6.8M/3-day $44.1M/4-day $51M/Wk 1
2.) Dog (UAR) 3,677 theaters, Fri $5M/Sat $5.6M/Sun $4.4M/Mon $2.9M/3-day $15.1M/4-day $18.05M/Wk 1
3.) Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony) 2,956 (-344) theaters, Fri $1.7M (-11%)/Sat $3.1M/Sun $2.4M/Mon $1.6M/3-day $7.2M (-4%)/4-day $8.8M/Total $771.7M/Wk 10
4.) Death on the Nile (Dis) 3,280 theaters, Fri $1.76M (-65%)/Sat $2.76M/Sun $1.72M/Mon $934K/ 3-day $6.25M (-51%)/ 4-day $7.18M/ Total $25.9M/Wk 2
5.) Jackass Forever (Par) 3,071 theaters (-582), Fri $1.47M (-49%)/Sat $2.1M/Sun $1.6M/Mon $960K/3-day $5.2M (-35%)/4-day $6.2M//Total: $47.7M/Wk 3
6.) Marry Me (Uni) 3,643 (+1), Fri $1.08M (-64%)/Sat $1.5M/Sun $1.07M/Mon $590K/3-day $3.68M (-54%)/4-day $4.27M/Total $17.4M/Wk 2
7.) Sing 2 (Uni/Ill) 2,476 (-355) theaters, Fri $600K (-12%)/Sat $1.22M/Sun $1.02M/Mon $970K/3-day $2.84M (-8%)/4-day: $3.8M/Total: $148.3M/Wk 9
8.) Scream (Par) 1,907 (-712) theaters Fri $515K (-37%)/Sat $845K/Sun $595K/Mon $320K/ 3-day $1.96M (-34%) /4-day $2.2M/Total: $77.3M/Wk 6
9.) Blacklight (Briar) 2,772 theaters Fri $470K (-62%)/ Sat $750K/Sun $550K/Mon $290K/3-day $1.77M (-49%)/4-day $2.06M/Total $7.36M /Wk 2
10.) The Cursed (LD) 1,687 theaters Fri $600K/Sat $667K/Sun $453k/Mon $226K/ 3-day $1.7M/4-day $1.9M/Wk 1
