'Cool Spot' Eyes Huge $50-60 Million-Plus Opening Weekend

Variety

After popcorn season comes to a close, Universal and Gingo are hoping to bring some more family fun for moviegoers with "Cool Spot."

Early tracking suggests the video game adaption is on pace to open to more than $60 million when it opens on Sept. 14, though some estimates predict it could make as much as $70 million which is also breaking a record for the biggest opening weekend for a video game adaptation. This will be a record-breaking gross considering the biggest animated September opening weekend being Hotel Translyvania 2 with a $48.6 million opening weekend. The film has received critical acclaim, while currently attaining a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and most critics calling it the best video game adaption of the century and in Hollywood history. With these reviews, you can expect a much higher opening weekend alongside the word of mouth.

“Cool Spot" stars the voice of Pharrell Williams (most known for making Happy for Despicable Me 2) as the title character alongside an ensemble voice cast with Mila Kunis, Alec Baldwin, Bobby Cannavale, Tom Holland, Luke Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Bill Murray, Bobby Moynihan, James Corden, Michael B. Jordan, Adrien Brody, Steve Coogan, Ron Funches, Alison Brie, Andy Samberg, and Debra Messing. It’s set in a fictional city called Pop City and centers on the title character on an unintentional adventure to return the coolness to his home city after it is stolen and taken far away. Gingo is known for its successful films with its most recent being Gabriel Garza 3 which was released last year grossing $812.7 million worldwide.

Its opening weekend is shown to be profitable and will be able to surpass Hotel Transylvania 2, however it's very unlikely to match the surprise success last September when Andy Muschietti’s “It” shattered records with its massive $123 million debut. The Warner Bros. and New Line hit went on to earn over $700 million worldwide. A sequel, “It: Chapter 2,” is currently in the works.

“Cool Spot” will compete against Fox'’s “The Predator" which is the fourth installment in the successful Predator film series. Boyd Holbrook stars in this newest installment, which is on track for a debut between $25 and $30 million. Also opening on the same weekend is “White Boy Rick,” a crime drama set to open between $5 and $9 million, "A Simple Favor", a neo-noir comedy starring Anna Kendrick, projected to gross around $12-17 million, and "Unbroken: Path to Redemption" a drama starring Samuel Hunt, expected to gross low with $2-6 million.

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