We’ll get any relevant overseas grosses for Luca tomorrow, but the film earned around $26,000 on Friday for a likely $80,000 “weekend gross.” Even then, the per-theater-average is (understandably, considering the Disney+ variable) well below Disney’s prior glories. It’s a Disney+ exclusive in North America and all other participating markets. Leaning more into the comedy side of the balancing act, and giving Salma Hayek a more central role are just two of the reasons why The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard happens to exceed the success. Likewise, Pixar’s latest flick, about two young sea creatures who form a friendship while hiding out in an Italian fishing village, will only play theatrically at the El Capitan for one week. Hayek stars in The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard as Sonia Kincaid, a con artist who recruits Ryan Reynolds’ eponymous bodyguard to help her track down her husband (Samuel L. In what I’d argue qualifies as a cruel joke, Walt Disney’s Luca has the year’s biggest per-theater average and the largest per-theater average for any theatrical release since Adam Sandler’s Uncut Gems earned $537,242 in five theaters in December of 2019. “Luca” is directed by Enrico Casarosa (“La Luna”) and produced by Andrea Warren (“Lava,” “Cars 3”). But their fun is threatened by a secret: they are sea monsters from another world. Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s “Luca” is a coming-of-age story about a boy and his newfound best friend experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides.
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