Los Angeles, California – Movie lovers, abeg make una gather here make we yan wetin dey happen for the cinemas this weekend. Bob Odenkirk, wey people sabi wella as the main dude for Nobody, don drop the sequel wey dem call Nobody 2. But chai! E dey jost for third place for box office as Zach Cregger‘s Weapons dey fire like say na Christmas.
Nobody 2, the story wey dey follow average papa wey get double life as secret agent, come open for around $9.3 million from 3,260 theatres. People wey go watch am give am B+ for CinemaScore, while Rotten Tomatoes score na 89%. E no too bad sha, but no be wetin Universal dey expect when dem plan am (No wahala, dem go make am back through premium VOD very soon, just like how dem sabi run their game well).
The first Nobody wey come out during pandemic time collect $6.8 million before e reach $68 million for domestic. This one cost $25 million to make, so no be say Universal dey run helter-skelter. Dem go surely chop better money when it hit premium VOD.
Meanwhile, Weapons no wan gbadun play when e come to the box office. E collect estimated $25 million from 3,450 locations for its second week, wey just drop small by 43%. Na rare sight for horror film to dey perform like dis, but wey don think am finish, dem don rake $148.8 million worldwide. (As e be, na the kind money wey we dey pray make our own films dey collect too)
Freakier Friday, wey get Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan back together, still dey jolly with $14.5 million from 3,975 cinemas. E dey make dem grin with total of $86.3 million, wey fit make dem no vex too much for the 50% drop wey hin get domestically.
No be only Nobody 2 dey show this weekend, but e dey do well pass the rest. Spike Lee don drop im own latest film wey dem call Highest 2 Lowest, but e dey face wahala on box office. Apple TV+ dey plan to show am fast-fast, so na like experiment wey di movie be now – everybody dey watch like dem dey enjoy the popcorn.
As we dey yan about box office wahala, Lionsgate and their movie Americana don land for ground like chicken wey don fall from tree. E dey show for 1,123 theaters, and na estimated $500,000 dem collect. The film don gather praise, but e no fit run like dem expect, as critics dey shout ‘give us more!’, while Lionsgate dey say everything dey okay (We no fit shout for dem o, na the way Nollywood dey do tingz).
Come hear dis gist – Sydney Sweeney don carry nuda small controversy with her campaign wey dey talk about genes and jeans. Some TikTok users dey vex say she dey promote eugenics because of wetin she talk, while some dey laugh am off as nonsense. Na wah! In politics too, e don register as Republican, so people dey spread rumors like pepper for stew. Anyway, we go dey follow this matter sharp-sharp as e dey unfold.
For all wey don de watch, na so the box office dey be this weekend. Plenty films dey show, but nobody wan lose cash. Make we dey hope say Nobody 2 go rise like phoenix as e dey waka enter premium VOD. More updates dey come, keep your ears open!
