Pixar and Disney’s has a big weekend ahead of it as it prepares to close out June by becoming the first film of 2024 to jump the $1 billion mark in worldwide ticket sales. It’s expected to accomplish the feat on Sunday or Monday, faster than any animated movie in history, or 17 to 18 days. Nor will it have any trouble fending off the competition and staying No.
1 in its third outing ahead of and Kevin Costner’s ambitious $100 million period Western, . No one expected — which follows Riley as she turns 13 and is confronted with a new crew of emotions who must co-exist with her other emotions — to turn into the must-see movie of the year so far, much as did almost a year ago. In the process, moviegoing is on the rise overall (Sony’s , which opened a week before , began the rebound).
is tracking to open to $40 million-$45 million, a strong showing for a prequel that doesn’t feature either the series’ original stars, including John Krasinski — who doubled as director-writer — and Emily Blunt. Instead, Michael Sarnoski directed the prequel based on a story he and Krasinski came up with together. Lupita Nyong’o and Thomas Quinn star.
is without a doubt the biggest curiosity factor of the weekend considering Costner left behind a lucrative gig on Taylor Sheridan’s hit show in order make his decades-long passion project a reality, four period Western movies. is tracking to open in the $10 million to $12 million range, a worrisome start for a three-hour movie c.