Saturday, September 7, 2024

Box Office: “Longlegs” Has Legs, Channing Tatum-Scarlett Johansson Romcom Crashes, “Horizon” Loses 740 Theaters

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Box office Thursday previews:

Neon’s “Longlegs” with Nicholas Cage has the studio’s biggest opening night ever.

The horror thriller made $3 million on Thursday night. This pic has a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. Is it scary? Only for the other studios.

What happened to Sony’s “Fly Me to the Moon”? Just $875,000 in previews. This does not bode well for the Channing Tatum-Scarlett Johansson romcom. Sony thought it would be another “Anyone But You.” Maybe word of mouth will pick it up.

Kevin Costner’s “Horizon” goes into week three, dropping 740 theaters. You can’t say this movie didn’t get a lot of publicity. Costner was all over the place. But now that Warner Bros. has killed off the 9 other hours of this miniseries, “Horizon” is just going to drain out this weekend.

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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