Though Box Office Mojo hasn’t yet updated it’s numbers, Steve Mason’s Blog reports that The Rise of COBRA exceeded industry expectations and hit $22.5 million it’s first day of release, and is on track to hit $60 million for opening weekend.
These are very strong numbers, but time will tell where we go from here. Lorenzo Di Bonaventura said that he wants $350 million internationally before moving forward on a sequel, so we’ll have to pay attention as these numbers keep going. I’ll keep everyone posted!
Thanks to Razorback from HissTank for the info.
Actually I’m reading $55 million from Nikki Finke who has some pretty accurate sources. We’ll know better later today when the first Saturday numbers come in. But I think anything over $50 domestic with about $30-40 international would be a good start. And with no major competition in the next few weeks it should have decent legs. We’ll know on Monday for sure though…
Here’s hoping for some good numbers. I hope that Section 9 doesn’t hurt Joe too much next weekend. It being rated R might help a bit.
Boy, am I an idiot. District 9, what the h*ll is Section 9?