Kenneth Branagh’s live action reboot of Cinderella, starring ‘Downton Abbey’s’ Lily James looks set to rule the US box office this weekend, after taking $ 23 million on Friday. The film, which also stars Helena Bonham Carter and Cate Blanchett has earned positive reviews from critics and currently holds a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 84%.
Lily James as Cinderella
Cinderella will easily beat its only competition this weekend, which came from Liam Neeson action flick Run All Night, which looks on track to take just $ 11million, according to Variety. The film, which stars Neeson as a hit man who’s forced to betray his boss to save his son, is the actor’s weakest opening in some time, with his last outing Taken 3 having opened to $ 39.2 million in January.
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Last May Disney’s previous live action fairytale retelling Maleficent (based on Sleeping Beauty) opened to $ 69.4 million, just under Cinderella’s projected number. Starring Angelina Jolie, the reviews for Maleficent were considerably less positive than Cinderella’s, but the film still went on to earn $ 758.4 million worldwide thanks to the actress’ starpower.
Fighting for the number three position will be Will Smith’s Focus and Colin Firth’s Kingsman: The Secret Service who are neck and neck for third place. Crime caper Focus is estimated to take $ 5.8 million by Sunday, while comedy Kingsman is likely to come out on top with $ 6 million-plus by the end of the weekend.
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The top five should be rounded out by The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, starring Judi Dench and Richard Gere which will nudge out last week’s number one Chappie. Chappie should then land in sixth place after taking just $ 1.55 million on Friday, putting it on course for a $ 5.3 million this weekend.
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