Facing serious competition from fellow openers and respective box office #1 and #2 — all-star action flick The Expendables and popular memoir adaptation Eat Pray Love — Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, the Edgar Wright-directed adaptation of the Oni Press graphic novel series, finished at #5 for its first weekend in theaters, according to Box Office Mojo.
Will Ferrell/Mark Wahlberg buddy cop comedy The Other Guys, in its second week of release, came in third, with Christopher Nolan’s Inception holding strong after five weekends at #4. Scott Pilgrim‘s weekend total is an estimated $10.5 million, right around industry projections. The film had a reported $60 million production budget.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World beat its weekend competitors in terms of critical marks, with a 68 Metacritic score denoting “generally favorable reviews.” Eat Pray Love is at 51; The Expendables at 45.
August 16th, 2010 at 11:35 am
Damn, that’s too bad. I saw a sneak preview and it was excellent but otherwise, I would’ve tried hard to go.
August 17th, 2010 at 12:24 pm
I’m still going to see it. All of my movie friends have recommended to check it out. Hopefully it gets some legs and has some staying power.
August 17th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
I highly recommend seeing this movie. I’ve seen it twice already and already plan on going to see it another time. It’s a highly enjoyable movie and it absolutely needs an audience to share it’s wonders with. Please, see this wonderful movie!
November 21st, 2010 at 1:30 am
very good \o/
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