POWER RANGERS Exceeding Expectations At The Box Office, Now On Track For $40 Million+ Weekend
As expected, Beauty and the Beast led the pack for the second week in a row, but Power Rangers is also performing quite well and is now on pace for a much bigger weekend than projected!
Go Go Power Rangers!
Boasting an outstanding "A" Cinemascore and a positive word-of-mouth amongst viewers, Lionsgate's Power Rangers reboot is exceeding expectations at the box office with a $15 million-plus haul on Friday and is now on track for a stellar $42 million opening weekend, possibly even higher if it has a strong Saturday.
The Dean Israelite-directed feature will firmly finish in second place, way ahead of both Sony Pictures' Life and Warner Bros.' CHiPS, which both failed to make much of a mark yesterday, raking in just $4.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively.
With a production budget of just over $100 million, this is an excellent start for the potential franchise-launcher and if it continues to outperform projections worldwide, we could be getting an official announcement about that sequel much sooner than later.
Meanwhile, Walt Disney Studios' Beauty and the Beast, which stars Emma Watson & Dan Stevens, continues to be a box office juggernaut, pulling in around $24 million yesterday and should rake in around $81M-90M in its second frame, which will bring its domestic haul to well past $300 million.
So, what do you guys think? Sound off with your thoughts below!
Saban's Power Rangers follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove – and the world – is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover that they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so they will have to overcome their real-life issues and band together as the Power Rangers before it is too late.
Power Rangers features:
Director: Dean Israelite
Dacre Montgomery as Jason Lee Scott, the Red Ranger
Naomi Scott as Kimberly Hart, the Pink Ranger
Ludi Lin as Zack Taylor, the Black Ranger
RJ Cyler as Billy Cranston, the Blue Ranger
Becky Gomez as Trini Kwan, the Yellow Ranger
Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa
Bryan Cranston as Zordon
Bill Hader as Alpha 5
David Denman as Sam Scott
Anjali Jay as Maddy Hart
Emily Maddison as Rebecca
Patrick Sabongui as Mr. Kwan
Lisa Berry as Candace Cranston
Caroline Cave as Beverly Scott
Kayden Magnuson as Pearl Scott
Sarah Grey as Amanda
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