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EntTelligence says that only 2.4M people watchedRed Onethis weekend which aint much.
Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans in ‘Red One’.Amazon/Everett Collection
The movies A- CinemaScore is better thanJohnsonsBlack AdamandSkyscrapers B+s and the same asRampage.
The 88% on Rotten Tomatoes from audiences is the same asBlack Adam.
Best demos were 18-24 and over 55 at 20% apiece.
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Imax and PLF drove 38% of the gross.
Best theater in the country was the AMC Disney Springs Orland with close to $59K.
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But, damn, if this isnt a high budget.
Thats the biggest problem here withRed Oneoverall.
However, thats what you get when you do business with the industrial complex that is the Rock.
The Rock has yet to scale down the budget of one of his tentpoles.
Dont knock the Rocks star power: Hes arguably the first Hollywood star to have two No.
This past fall, Amazon MGM Studios started selling movies at MIP.
Essentially, theres a downstream.
Golly gosh, how?
Theatrical is gravy, and was the right move for Amazon MGM Studios to do.
Theatrical launches have shown that movies have longer legs on streaming services.
Overseas,Red Onestands at$50Mto date, after a$14.7M second weekendin 75 territories.
Worldwide take to date is$84M.
Success for Amazon MGM, Netflix and Apple is defined differently from the traditional motion picture studios.
So, once again, isRed Onea success or a failure for Amazon MGM Studios?
The sequel here in its opening weekend, clearly outgrossed the entire cume of the first movie.
Audiences are in love withHello, Love, Againwith 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes audience meter.
NYCs 34th Street Multiplex had the best gross.
Evan Saxon of Abramorama was behind the Canadian booking of the sequel.
All are unadjusted for inflation.
Note that the figure also includes monies from a Sunday special screening.
But for Amazon (market cap: $2.1 trillion), the cost ofRed Oneis a rounding error.
Thats a hard pill for traditional motion picture studios, even those with streaming services, to swallow.
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Shipka and Lucy Liu also co-star in this reteam between Johnson andJumanjidirector Jake Kasdan.
Red One,of course, has the full command of all Imax and PLF screens.
But keep in mind, Christmas isnt celebrated everywhere in the world.
