IF starring Ryan Reynolds lands at the top of a lackluster box office with less-than-expected $35M in ticket sales By Alesia Stanford For Dailymail.Com Published: 16:47 EDT, 19 May 2024 | Updated: 16:53 EDT, 19 May 2024 e-mail View comments John Krasinski 's IF landed in the top spot at the box office over the weekend, collecting an estimated $35 million dollars in ticket sales. The live action - animated comedy stars Ryan Reynolds as a man who teams with a young girl, played by Cailey Fleming, 17, who discovers she can see others' imaginary friends.
Together she and Reynolds' Cal work to find new kids for imaginary friends or 'IFs' who've been left behind as their children grew into adulthood. Critics and audiences reacted very differently to the family friendly film. The adventure scored a very low 49-percent from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes , while moviegoers gave it a healthy 87-percent rating.
John Krasinski 's IF starring Ryan Reynold and Cailey Fleming landed in the top spot at the box office over the weekend, collecting an estimated $35 million dollars in ticket sales According to Variety , the film which cost $110 million to make, was expected to earn $40 million its first weekend in theaters. IF is expected to have a long life over the summer as families try to beat the heat, but will face new competition over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend from another animated adventure, The Garfield Movie. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes fell to second place after debutin.
