As July 2022 comes to a close, the summer theatrical box office is in full swing, and every new release is fighting to make its way to the top spot — andDC League of Super-Petsis coming in scorching hot for its debut weekend.
DC League of Super-Petswhich has major stars Kevin Hart and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson voicing the main animated characters. The animated DC films synopsis reads, “Krypto the Superdog (voiced by Johnson) and Superman (voiced by John Krasinski) are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime side by side in Metropolis.However, when the Man of Steeland the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a ragtag group of animals to master their own newfound powers for a rescue mission.”
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The animated superhero pet flick managed to snatch up the top spot at the box office this past weekend raking in $23 million dollars after Jordan Peele’s horror thriller film starring Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer,Nopehad a major back slide dropping 57% at the box office this weekend. Although it took the top spot at the box office, it is not doing too hotin comparison to its predecessors, with the pastDC Lego Batman Moviepulling in $53 million.Nopetook the second place spot making a total of $18.6 million, which is a substantial drop from the Peele films opening weekend where it scored $44 million.
AlthoughNopehas taken a substantial fall this weekend at the box office, most likely due to it having been in theaters for a few weeks now the film does seem like it’s on the right track to score between the range of $125 million- $130 million as the film comes the end of its time in local theaters.
WithDC League of Super-Petsin the top spot at the box office for the debut of the film, its success will hopefully continue on in the coming weeks as the film strives to rake in at least enough to match its budget which was $90 million. If this happens it’ll be a success for Warner Bros/ Discovery which has to make some substantial financial changes to the studio merger, which has resulted in the cancellation and pausing of many upcoming projects the studio had in the works due to the budgeting.
Nonetheless, as the summer continues and more films continue to make their way to the box office,the top spot is yet to changeonce again, but for this weekend the winner isDC League of Super-Petsand the heroic pets deserve to be applauded.
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