Ocean’s 8 Is Looking at an Opening Weekend Gross North of $40 Million

Having premiered this week in 4,145 locations across North America, the Sandra Bullock-led female ensemble Ocean’s 8 is looking at an impressive $41 million opening weekend.

Ocean’s 8 is the fourth film in the rebooted Ocean’s franchise. The previous three films were led by George Clooney. Ocean’s 8 was able to earn $15.8 million on Friday (which includes Thursday previews’ $4 million). Analyst forecasts estimated the opening weekend to be between the $30 million to $44 million range.

Boasting a star-studded cast, the latest installment in the franchise focuses on Debbie Ocean (Danny Ocean’s sister) who plans a diamond heist at the Met Gala. The cast includes Anne Hathaway, Cate Blanchett, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, Awkwafina, Helena Bonham Carter, Sarah Paulson, as well as a number of cameos.

Gary Ross serves as director, also co-writing the script with Oliva Milch. The film has an estimated production budget of $70 million. Steven Soderbergh returns to the franchise as a producer with Susan Elkins.

If the estimates hold, the newest installment (not adjusted for inflation) will have the best opening in the franchise (including the 1960 original) yet.

Solo: A Star Wars Story comes in at second place at the box office with Deadpool 2 and horror-flick Hereditary taking third and fourth places respectively. Hotel Artemis debuted at 8th place with $3.24 million from 2,407 US locations.

Next week will see the premiere of Incredibles 2 (June 15, 2018) in the US. I don’t know how well Ocean’s 8 will be able to hold. However, I do hope Warner Bros. decides to continue the series. Perhaps a team-up between Debbie and Danny’s people down the line for a major heist?

This month will also have the premiere of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom on June 22, 2018, in North America. The dinosaur flick has been performing very well internationally. As a popcorn movie, I gave Jurassic World 2 a 7/10. But if you begin to question some of the events that occur, the number goes down to a 5 or lower.

Have you watched Ocean’s 8 yet? Did you enjoy it? Let us know.

(via Box Office Mojo)

Author: Farid-ul-Haq

Farid has a Double Masters in Psychology and Biotechnology as well as an M.Phil in Molecular Genetics. He is the author of numerous books including Missing in Somerville, and The Game Master of Somerville. He gives us insight into comics, books, TV shows, anime/manga, video games, and movies.

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