It looks likeNight Schoolshot straight to the top of its class this weekend, taking in $9.5 million Friday night on its way to an estimated $26 million.
Night SchoolstarsKevin Hartas part of a group of adults forced to attend—you guessed it—night school to earn their GEDs, with sky-rocketing comedianTiffany Haddishplaying their teacher. DirectorMalcolm D. Leereunited with both producerWill Packerand Universal for the project, the same trio behind 2017’s surprise smashGirl’s Trip. Probably unsurprising for a Hart-Haddish combo, the film garnered a stellar A- CinemaScore from audiences.
Meanwhile,Smallfootis off to a big start at the box office. Warner Bros.' animated yeti comedy nabbed a cool $6.5 million on Friday, on track for about $24 million. The film boasts a few A-list names in its voice cast, includingChanning Tatum,Danny DeVito,James Corden, and—I assumeyou already knew this—Zendayaas Meechee.
Lionsgate’s slasher flickHell Festrounded out the top of the box office in fifth place—just under holdoversThe House With a Clock in Its Walls($3 million) andA Simple Favor($2.1 million)—with a $2 million Friday night. DirectorGregory Plotkins' horror film—which follows a crew of teens being offed by a killer in a theme park—is headed for a $5 million opening weekend, not terrible considering its reported $5.5 million budget.Hell FeststarsAmy Forsyth,Reign Edwards,Bex Taylor-Klaus, andTony Todd.
The Old Man & The Gun,Robert Redford’s final film—or so he claims—opened at five locations, averaging about $28,000 per location. Redford stars as real-life bank heist mastermind Forrest Tucker, who went on robbing banks well into his 70s.Sissy Spacek,Casey Affleck,Tom Waits, andElisabeth Mossco-star in the much-buzzed-about filmour own Matt Goldberg calledan “admirable swan song” for Redford.
Take a look at Friday’s numbers below and check back tomorrow for full weekend estimates. (Numbers viaBox Office Mojo)
Night School
$9,500,000
$6,500,000
The House With a Clock In Its Walls
$3,090,000
$35,343,225
A Simple Favor
$2,100,000
$38,566,808
$2,000,000
