Paramount Pictures’ “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” rolled the dice by challenging Lionsgate’s “John Wick: Chapter 4” at the box office this weekend — and the gamble paid off.
‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ leans on stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez and Hugh Grant to do what they do best.for the screen performed at the high end of early box-office projections, which positioned the movie at $30 million to $40 million domestically. Internationally, “Honor Among Thieves” debuted at $33 million for a worldwide haul of $71.5 million.
Co-directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” stars Hugh Grant, Sophia Lillis, Justice Smith, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page and Chris Pine as a ragtag bunch of travelers on an epic adventure inspired by the vast “D&D” universe. It’s worth noting that previous “Dungeons & Dragons” adaptations have fizzled theatrically: Critics panned New Line Cinema’s 2000 production, which tanked at the box office and spurred a pair of direct-to-video sequels. In the 1980s, a cartoon “D&D” series lasted three seasons.
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'Dungeons & Dragons' opens with $38.5M, takes down John WickRiding terrific reviews and a strong word-of-mouth, the role playing game adaptation “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” opened with $38.5 million in U.S. and Canadian movie theaters over the weekend. That is according to studio estimates Sunday, stealing the top box-office perch from “John Wick: Chapter 4.” “Dungeons & Dragons” was also a big roll of the dice. The film is co-produced and co-financed by Paramount with eOne, which is owned by Hasbro. It cost $150 million to make. “John Wick: Chapter 4' slid to second place in its second weekend with $28.2 million. While a sizeable dip, the assassin action film has already accrued $122.8 million domestically and $245 million worldwide.
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