The film came away with a $26 million opening weekend. Directed by Leigh Whannell and only having a budget of $7 million, the film did quite well for itself in its first weekend. Strong writing, directing and a captivating performance by Moss carried the film to strong appeal with audiences and will likely to perform well in the next few weeks.
The Invisible Man marks a fresh start for Universal Pictures. Historically known for their horror films, the studio recently embarked to remake and reimagine multiple of their iconic horror IPs. After a string of less-than-stellar outings with The Mummy, and their Dark Universe concept, the studio got back to the basics. The Invisible Man, a modern take of he 1933 original film, is the first step in that direction, with strong critical and audience scores boosting its start.
Coming in at the second place is Sonic the Hedgehog. The film continues its lightning fast success and has brought in $15 million in its third weekend.
Hedgehog could have been even more successful overseas, with a strong debut originally projected in China, but the coronavirus crisis caused the film to delay its release indefinitely. Despite that, Hedgehog continues to do well in most territories. The laser-like focus on capturing the children audience boded well for the video game character.
Families with younger children have shown up to support the film, making it perform above and beyond original domestic projections. Strong marketing and a delay in release to adjust Sonic’s character design ultimately proved it to be successful with long-time fans of the character. It would not be surprising if a sequel was quickly put into production.
At third place came The Call of the Wild, starring Harrison Ford, which raked in $13 million in its second weekend. While the film did not quite live up to its own production investment, it had a solid second weekend hold.
At the fourth place is the popular anime movie adaption, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising. The film began its first weekend with a $4.7 million debut, edging out Bad Boys For Life, which brought in another $4 million. The latter flick was one of the pleasant surprises of the box office and continues to do well even in its seventh box office weekend. The Will Smith/Martin Lawrence action-comedy has been a bonafide hit this year, injecting new life into the franchise.
Towards the bottom of the weekend’s box office is Birds of Prey, which netted $3.8 million. That film had a weak opening weekend start but managed to do okay in its second and third outings. Not the overall performance Warner Bros. was hoping for in the Harley Quinn movie, poor marketing and an R-rating potentially weakened the interest for family audiences to watch, a staple target of the superhero genre. All eyes are now on Wonder Woman 1984 for the DC Extended Universe.
