


Hardcore Henry, set to open in roughly 3,000 theaters, follows a man who is brought back from the edge of death only to find himself transformed into a cybernetic soldier who scours the streets of Moscow in a frantic search to find the warlord responsible for kidnapping his wife. The R-rated genre title, a U.S.-Russia co-production, looks likely to open in the $9 million range, according to traditional tracking services, although some social media denizens believe it could end up in the mid-teen millions. Produced by Timur Bekmambetov and scooped up by STX Entertainment for $10 million after premiering at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Hardcore Henry is billed as the first-ever action movie filmed entirely from the protagonist’s first-person viewpoint. Either way, the big-budget tentpole, which launches the DC cinematic universe for Warner Bros., should approach $800 million through Sunday. Others believe it could come in between $22 million and $24 million. Some think the superhero movie could earn $27 million to $28 million, easily enough to beat The Boss. Superman will gross in its third outing after a steep drop last weekend. (It remains to be seen whether The Boss, costing $29 million to produce, is hurt by dismal reviews.)īox-office observers are divided as to what Batman v. The couple produced The Boss, which goes out in more than 3,400 theaters, via their On the Day production company alongside Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy’s Gary Sanchez Productions. McCarthy and Falcone wrote the script with their Groundlings collaborator, Steve Mallory. But not everyone she’s screwed over is so quick to forgive. After serving time in prison, she goes to live with her former assistant and tries to reinvent herself by becoming America’s latest sweetheart and queen of homemade brownies. Co-starring Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage and Kathy Bates, The Boss features a slimmed-down McCarthy as a titan of industry who is busted for insider trading.
