The Bean Bag Boys, the nickname for the trio of pals in Universal’s, “Good Boys,” are ruling the box office. Good Boys picked up more than $21 million in its opening weekend, exceeding expectations. Production for the film cost $20 million.
The Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg-produced movie is the first comedy to open in first place since 2016’s The Boss, and the biggest opening for an original comedy this year.
Hobbs & Shaw, the Fast & Furious spinoff featuring the Rock, snagged $14.1 million and took second place. Four other newbies struggled. The Angry Birds Movie 2 finished with $16.2 million after a slow Tuesday start, while 47 Meters Down: Uncaged earned $9 million, Blinded by the Light grabbed just $4.5 million and Where’d You Go, Bernadette, starring Cate Blanchett, earned a disastrous $3.45 million.
Here’s this weekend’s Top 10:
1. NEW: Good Boys – $21 million
2. Hobbs & Shaw – $14.1 million
3. The Lion King” – $11.9 million
4. NEW: The Angry Birds Movie 2 – $10.5 million
5. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark – $10.1 million
6. NEW: 47 Meters Down: Uncaged – $9 million
7. Dora and the Lost City of Gold – $8.5 million
8. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” – $7.6 million
9. NEW: Blinded By the Light – $4.5 million
10. The Art of Racing in the Rain – $4.4 million
