Box Office: 'Detective Pikachu' Tops 'Avengers: Endgame' With $21 Million Friday

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'Detective Pikachu' scored the biggest opening day ever for a movie based on a video game.

, starring Ryan Reynolds as the voice of the title character and Justice Smith as the human protagonist, topped the Friday box office, earning $20.7 million. That includes $5.7 million in Thursday previews. Whether or not it tops Walt Disney's for the weekend, it has the best Thursday preview gross and the best Friday/opening day gross for any video game flick.

It is just a bit larger than the $18 million opening day of Angelina Jolie’sfrom back in 2001. With a likely over/under $55 million weekend, it should open well abovethe biggest opening weekend ever for a video game movie. Adjusted for inflation,’s opening day would be $28 million. Its $47 million Fri-Sun opening weekend would be $75 million adjusted. IfMortal Kombat.

 

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This says a lot about the current state of our country.....smh.

Buhahahaha

Pikachu be riding the d like a harley

1 vs the many. How odd. 🤣

China owns Hollywood?

Yaaaay

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