Amazon MGM Studios’ Challengers, starring Zendaya and directed by Luca Guadagnino, made $1.9M in previews, a figure $100K shy of what Universal’s Cocaine Bear did. The tennis sexy romcom is hoping to open to $15M for the weekend.
Lionsgate and Kingdom Story’s Unsung Hero made $1.67M in previews. It’s important to note that for both films not all their bread was made last night from previews, but includes early advance screening money.
Faith-based Unsung Hero grossed $470K yesterday. The Joel Smallbone & Richard L. Ramsey direced movie expands to 2,832 sites today. Pic was made for $6M before P&A and will earn about that much at the B.O. Unsung Hero follows David Smallbone who moves from Australia to U.S. with seven kids and his wife and turns into a five-time Grammy Award-winning artist for KING + COUNTRY and Rebecca St. James. In early Thursday Comscore/Screen Engine PostTrak exits, Unsung Hero notched five stars, 96% positive and an 86% definite recommend.
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