‘The End Of Oak Street’ Stomping To $38M-$48M WW Opening; U.S. Previews At $2M+ – Thursday PM Box Office
Warner Bros and Bad Robot’s dinosaur comedy-drama The End of Oak Street is estimated to have earned more than $2 million from Thursday previews in the United States, ahead of a projected domestic opening weekend of $18 million to $23 million. The film faces strong competition from Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day, while its performance will help indicate whether a family-leaning PG-13 release can gain momentum as schools reopen.
Directed, written and produced by David Robert Mitchell, the film stars Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor as residents whose neighbourhood is suddenly bordered by a prehistoric jungle. It played previews at 3,200 venues from 1pm on Thursday and is expected to open in 74 overseas territories on 24,000 screens, with an international debut forecast at $20 million to $25 million; reported production costs range from $80 million to $92 million, and critics’ Rotten Tomatoes score stands at 85%.
- The film earned an estimated $2 million-plus in US previews.
- Domestic opening is forecast at $18 million to $23 million.
- It faces Spider-Man competition and a back-to-school audience shift.
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The film is a studio-backed dinosaur comedy-drama set in a neighbourhood abruptly placed beside a prehistoric jungle. Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor play local residents, and David Robert Mitchell wrote, directed and produced the film.
Warner Bros is releasing it with Bad Robot, the production company founded by J. J. Abrams. Its commercial prospects will be measured across cinemas in the United States and overseas, where it is competing for audiences with other major releases.
The film has a PG-13 rating, meaning it is aimed broadly at teenagers and adults while potentially attracting some families. Its reported budget and wide cinema release mean its ticket sales will be closely watched as an indication of demand for original, non-franchise films.