Suicide Squad is expected to outgross Sausage Party as the weekend progresses, with an expected overall taking of $43 million – a 68% drop from the previous week.
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That means the film’s punishing reviews (27 percent Rotten Tomatoes score and tepid B+ CinemaScore) have finally caught up to it. As we noted Saturday, that decline follows the pattern of its Warner Bros. predecessors “Superman” and “Man of Steel”. They’ll have a couple more chances with next year’s Wonder Woman and Justice League.
Meanwhile, the raunchy animated comedy “Sausage Party” had reason to celebrate.
The film took some heat from social justice warriors who said the humor relied too heavily on racist stereotypes. It cost only $19 million (£14.7 million) to produce. The film now sits at 82 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and earned a so-so B CinemaScore.
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Disney’s CG/live-action hybrid Pete’s Dragon skipped Thursday night previews, but also is opening wide this weekend and is projected to debut in the mid-$25 million range. That beat industry projections that the film would open to $10 million to $15 million over the weekend. The PG-rated movie stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford and Karl Urban. Florence Foster Jenkins is now playing in 1,528 theatres and is expected to hit the $6 million dollar mark. “Jason Bourne” drops two places to #4 with $13.6 million ($126.8 million cume), while “Bad Moms” falls two places to #5 with $11.5 million ($71.5 million).
