Bob Odenkirk's actioner gets off to a good start, as the box office continues to recover.
As pointed out last week, it's become a bit of a generic story. A seemingly normal, even boring guy, turns out to have a background involving extreme violence, which resurfaces once said guy has what he cares about the most threatened. The similar vibes to John Wick given off by Nobody is not a coincidence, as both films share a screenwriter. But just as audiences flocked to see Keanu Reeves get revenge for his dog, they came out to see Bob Odenkirk protect his family, as Nobody opened to a solid $6.8 million.
After three weeks on top, Raya and the Last Dragon fell to second, with $3.8 million. Its gross now stands at $28.7 million. Tom and Jerry continues to be the top movie of 2021, as it took in another $2.5 million for a gross of $37.1 million. Tom is a near-lock to get to $50 million, and Raya has an excellent shot at that number as well.
In fourth, Chaos Walking continues to plug away, taking in $1.2 million for an $11.5 total. In fifth was The Courier, which made $1.1 million for a ten-day total of $3.5 million. This was the first weekend in over a month in which five different movies grossed at least $1 million.
In sixth, The Croods: A New Age continues to creep toward both Tenet's final gross and The War With Grandpa's recently established longevity record. In its 18th weekend, its total stands at $56 million. The Marksman, in seventh, has grossed $14.8 million. Boogie faded fast, but has still brought in $3.8 million. In ninth, six-time Oscar nominee Minari led the pack of nominees for the weekend. It stands at $1.7 million. And rounding out the Top 10, Wonder Woman 1984, which, along with The Croods, is the last of the 2020 films still standing, has a gross of $45.9 million.
Under normal circumstances, I'd be skeptical of the chances of Godzilla vs. Kong, this week's big opening, because we're less than two years removed from Godzilla: King of the Monsters barely clearing $100 million domestic. But this is the first true visual spectacle released to theaters since Wonder Woman 1984 at Christmas, and coupled with surprisingly strong reviews, a holiday weekend, and an ever-increasing number of theaters opening (and previously open theaters upping their capacity rates as more people get vaccinated), and this (which opens today) could be quite (pandemic) big. Bigger than Tom and Jerry's $14.1 million opening, probably bigger than Wonder Woman's $16.7 million opening. Combined with the film's grosses today and tomorrow, Godzilla should be safely over $20 million by the end of the day Sunday. It could easily have the best gross since Onward opened just below $40 million days before everyone went to hell. Also hoping to pick up some money Easter weekend are two religious themed movies about girls who are blessed with healing powers, though that's about all they have in common. The Unholy, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, is a horror film about the sinister events around the girl who claims to have gotten her gifts after being visited by the Virgin Mary. Meanwhile, Christian drama The Girl Who Believes in Miracles, starring Kevin Sorbo and Mira Sorvino, is about how the titular girl brought healing to her town, but at great cost to herself. Just how big will Godzilla vs. Kong get? We'll find out next week.
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