NEW YORK -- The
R-rated comedy, left for dead by some Hollywood studios, again reached No.1 at the box office over the weekend thanks to the raunchy coming-of-age tale "Good Boys," about a trio of 12-year-olds on a crude misadventure.
Universal's
R-rated comedy 'Good Boys' opened in first place with $21 million (Dh77.11 million), surpassing analyst projections of $12 million to $15 million, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore.
It beat out
R-rated Chucky thriller "Child's Play" and Disney's "Aladdin." Worldwide, it made $238 million, CNN reported.
Naturally, they felt a mix of pressure and excitement as they headed to Montreal to scare up their own telling for Paramount, which releases the
R-rated film this weekend 30 years after the first hit theatres.
Summary: Los Angeles [United States], May 21 (ANI): Fox's
R-rated superhero film "Deadpool 2" has aced the box office and ended the three-week reign of Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War at the top of the North American box office.
Opening this weekend is 21st Century Fox's (FOX, FOXA) "Deadpool 2," the sequel to the
R-rated superhero film "Deadpool,' both of which star Ryan Reynolds as the costumed mercenary.
The
R-rated superhero flick is expected to do well at the box office.
It got good reviews ( read Al Bawaba's review here ), but has exceeded all expectations by scoring an impressive $51 million--breaking records for September openings, for
R-rated film openings, and potentially for horror film openings.
The much-anticipated sequel of the
R-rated superhero blockbuster 'Deadpool' won't be out until next year, but Ryan Reynolds is keeping fans engaged with sneak-peek photos of the film.
3 title, "The Secret Life of Pets"(3) ($355 million), "The Angry Birds Movie" ($107 million), and
R-rated "Sausage Party" ($83 million) found fans.
APHA said that use of tobacco in a movie should automatically categorize the film as
R-rated.