![]() Jordan Peele's "Nope," Universal's sci-fi horror release, continued to perform well, earning $8.5 million in its third weekend. Instead, "Bullet Train" was trailed by a number of holdovers, including Warner Bros.' "DC League of Pets." The animated release grossed $11.2 million in its second week of release. The Universal Pictures comedy, starring Filipino American standup comic Jo Koy as an actor attending his family's Easter Sunday celebration, won praise for its Filipino representation but drew even worse reviews than "Bullet Train." It opened with $5.3 million in ticket sales. The weekend's other new wide release, "Easter Sunday," struggled to catch on. The film added $32.4 million in overseas box office. With a low 54-percent fresh rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, "Bullet Train" was only slightly better received by audiences, who gave the film a B+ CinemaScore. That would be in line with the playbook of some other original, August-released summer movies like "Free Guy" and "Crazy Rich Asians." Directed by David Leitch ("Atomic Blonde," "Deadpool 2"), "Bullet Train" gathers a number of assassins (co-stars include Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry) together on a speeding train running from Tokyo to Kyoto.Īs one of the few original would-be summer blockbusters without big-name intellectual property behind it, the R-rated "Bullet Train" might have come into the weekend with more momentum if reviews had been stronger. "We have to expect that we're not going to be able to keep up the pace we had this summer," he added.Īs the last big summer movie to leave the station, "Bullet Train" hopes to keep riding for the coming weeks. By signing up with an email address, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. ![]()
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