By Jake Coyle, Film Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --For the eighth time in the last two and a half months, a movie starring Tom Holland is No. 1 at the box office.
The Sony Pictures videogame adaptation "Uncharted," starring Holland and Mark Wahlberg, led ticket sales for its second weekend of release with $23.3 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
"Uncharted" held well, too, dropping a modest 46% from its $44 million debut. In two weeks, it's made $83.4 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters.
"Uncharted," a long-in-development adventure film about lost treasure that cost $120 million to make, is packing theaters overseas, too. With a mid-March China release date still looming, "Uncharted" added $35 million overseas, bringing its worldwide gross to $226.4 million so far.
The film's robust international sales includes $46.7 million in two weeks in Russia, where studios have thus far elected to keep movies in release after the country invaded Ukraine earlier in the week. The Ukrainian Film Academy on Saturday called for a boycott of the Russian film industry following the invasion.
On the heels of the blockbuster business for "Spider-Man: No Way Home," the success of "Uncharted" has minted the expanding star power of the 25-year-old Holland.
"No Way Home," which led the box office six times over December and January, is still one of the top draws in theaters. This weekend, it landed in third place with $5.8 million, edging it closer to $800 million in domestic ticket sales.
While both "Uncharted" and "Spider-Man: No Way Home" have benefitted from brand recognition, rarely has one movie star reigned so much over a 12-week span in theaters.
Star power, too, has kept the Channing Tatum-led "Dog" at the number two spot. The MGM release, which Tatum co-directed with Reid Carolin, declined just 32% with $10.1 million in its second weekend of release.
So far, the film — in which Tatum plays an Army Ranger paired with an Army dog on a road trip — has made $30.9 million against a $15 million budget.
With the release of Warner Bros.' "The Batman" coming on Friday, few new wide releases opened in theaters — and the ones that did struggled to make an impression.
The Foo Fighters' horror-comedy "Studio 666," released by Open Road and Briarcliff Entertainment, went the widest, opening in 2,306 theaters. The movie, starring Dave Grohl and company as themselves while making their 10th record in a haunted house, debuted with $1.5 million.
The repeated delayed "Cyrano," starring Peter Dinklage, launched in 797 theaters and totaled $1.4 million for MGM.
The musical, directed by Joe Wright, has been warmly received by critics, might have benefitted from a boost in Oscar nominations, but after several major Golden Globe nominations, it landed only a nod for costume design.
The new release that performed best is five decades old. Paramount's 50th anniversary, remastered release of Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" debuted with $900,000 in 156 theaters.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. "Uncharted," $23.3 million.
2. "Dog," $10.1 million.
3. "Spider-Man: No Way Home," $5.8 million.
4. "Death on the Nile," $4.5 million.
5. "Jackass Forever," $3.2 million.
6. "Sing 2," $2.1 million.
7. "Marry Me," $1.9 million.
8. "Studio 666," $1.6 million.
9. "Cyrano," $1.4 million.
10. "Scream," $1.3 million.
SCHROM x Yacht Club and Be Electric Studios Launch Electric XR for Virtual Production
SCHROM x Yacht Club, a full-service live-action, tabletop, and postproduction company, has teamed with Be Electric Studios, a soundstage, equipment rental, and virtual production company, to launch Electric XR, a virtual production collective.
Industry veteran Thomas Rossano will lead the new venture, which provides advanced virtual production solutions across multiple facilities. He brings over 25 years of experience in live-action, tabletop, postproduction and talent curation to enhance Electric XR’s offerings as a resource for brands and agencies, as well as other production companies in need of virtual production solutions. Additionally Rossano continues to serve as EP at XR New York (XR-NY), a role he’s held since December 2022. SCHROM x Yacht Club originally established XR-NY to help provide XR services for third-party rentals. While XR-NY will continue to function independently for SCHROM X Yacht Club, it now operates under the Electric XR umbrella.
Rossano’s expertise spans producing live-action commercials, branded content, interactive and experiential content. In addition to leading Electric XR, he holds responsibilities at SCHROM x Yacht Club which include driving business development, collaborating with sales reps and expanding the company’s creative talent network. Rossano’s career includes serving as an exec producer at Hungry Man for about 11 years, right from that company’s inception. He then went on to become a partner at Station Film where he also had a lengthy tenure. Later he was a partner at PRISM. Then after the pandemic hit, he became a freelance EP for nearly two years, looking into opportunities in virtual production, which led him to XR NY and now Electric XR. Over the years, he has produced high-profile... Read More