Widely speaking, the box office has been on a trembling land in recent years. Since the closure of the pandemic, theaters worldwide several months after the end of 2020, the industry has been in a constant flow state. Streaming has increased all traditional logic, and Hollywood is increasingly trying to achieve a smaller moving goal. One of the biggest genres that has become a question mark in the modern age is a comedy, especially a theater breed. The question is, can “Naked Gun”, a new admission in Leslie Nielsen’s classicsHelp keep the comedy at the box office?
As of this Writing, Director Akiva Schaffer’s “The Naked Gun,” What is Produced by “Family Guy” Creator Seth MacFarlane, is Looking at A Debut Between $ 23 and $ 32 Million WHEN IT ARRIVES IN THEEATERS Next Weekend, per Cash theoryIn the area of what is worth, even at the lowest end, it would be more than twice the total reception of the Safer cult favorite “Popstar: Never stop stopping” that failed to break $ 10 million worldwide in 2016However, when “Take” star Liam Neeon leads a member of the A list, Paramount Pictures are greater ambitions here.
For the time being, the big question mark is just how much Paramount spent on the Reboot/inheritance sequel. If it cost $ 50 million or less, the local debut would be a great start for more than $ 25 million, especially if it has juice abroad. To illustrate how many things have changed, the original “naked gun” earned $ 78 million only in North America in 1988. Even with a stable opening, this could be a very difficult figure for this new franchise record to hit, even not including inflation.
Shafer “The Naked Gunn” is focused on Frank trembling the latest (Neeon), Frank trembling (Nielsen), who follows his father’s footsteps on the police. The stacked ensemble also includes Pamela Anderson (“The Last Showgirl”), Paul Walter Hauser (“I, Tonya”), Kevin Durand (“Abigail”), Cody Rhodes (“Arrow”) and Danny Huston (“The Crow”).
Pure Comedy hasn’t really worked in the Pandemic era
In recent years, it is interesting that some kind of comedy is more important than it has ever been to the greatest theater hits. “Barbie” earned $ 1.4 billion and shook records Lean hard in the comedy. Many Marvel Cinematic Universe’s films are a strong component of comedy, and comes to mind “Galaxy” Guardians of the Galaxy “and” Deadpool & Wolverine “. Animated, family -friendly films that constantly destroy it financially, tend to rely on humor as the main ingredient.
The problem is that everything that is first calculated as a comedy, not something else with the comedy component has fought. Rom-Com has managed to find success here and there with “Anyone except you” becoming the first genre to earn $ 200 million Or more since Crazy Rich Asian ($ 239 million) in 2018. Other examples in recent years include a ticket to paradise “($ 168 million) and” Lost City “($ 192 million).
But when do we look at projects that are first sold as a comedy? “Strays” ($ 36 million worldwide), “Joy Ride” ($ 15 million worldwide), and many others have failed to break. Even things like Billy Eichner’s very well -revised “Bros” ($ 15 million worldwide) failed to break. So it was a pleasant surprise when Sony’s “One of those days” earlier this year earned nearly $ 52 million. But even it was a slightly qualified hit due to lack of competition and a small $ 14 million budget. You can be sure that a “naked gun” costs more than $ 14 million.
This is probably saying “Happy Gilmore 2” is going to Netflixwhere Adam Sandler has mostly lived in the last decade. What Sandler’s films go to theaters these days? More serious things like “undressed gemstones”. Most of his comedies had to rely on streaming to exist. This is not an isolated case.
The naked gun is facing the rogue pressure
Success in the modern theater market largely means turning the film into events. That’s why versatile started selling IMAX tickets for Christopher Nolan’s “Odyssey” year earlySo, in the area, a bigger question is, can comedy comedy become a cinematic event worth leaving the house in 2025?
In this way, the “naked gun” is slightly unfair with high hopes. If this does not work, it could reduce the likelihood that Paramount and other studios continue to invest great investments in theater comedies. Schaffer, MacFarlane and all those involved just wanted to make a good, funny movie that was designed to enjoy in theaters. They did not intend to take on so much weight. MacFarlane made “TED”, which earned nearly $ 550 million worldwide in 2012. It is now immeasurable, but if only a little bit of this magic can rub this …
Part of the problem is that the film is opened against “The Bad Guys 2”, animated, family -friendly Heist/comedy. It also goes up Marvel’s “Fantastic Four: First Steps” on your second weekendWith Disney “Freakier Friday” and director Zah Kreger’s “weapons” open next weekend. “Freakier Friday” is the perfect example of a comedy that can operate in the modern market. Will it eat this movie in the audience? Quite possible.
The relatively good news is that August slate is not full of giant blockers. If this movie can get critics from the movie and earn a good name from the film’s viewers, it has a shot. The franchise “naked gun” does not mean much to the younger generation, but if it is ridiculous enough, it could act as something seemingly original, which Genz offends, while also becoming parents, nostalgic audiences, even though it appears. This is hope anyway. We’ll see where the chips fall.
“Nakaitais gun” hits in theaters on August 1, 2025.
