‘Boy Kills World’ Domestic Box Office Fails to Land a Punch

The big picture

• The boy kills the world
  it struggled at the box office, earning more than a 45-year-old film and failing to make the top 10 list.
• The film received mixed reviews, scoring a 60% on Rotten Tomatoes with criticism for its messy genre and lack of polish.
• With the upcoming competition from new releases com
  Challengers
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  he faces a difficult road.

Boy has taken many hits in his quest to avenge his family, but the same cannot be said The boy kills the world. The film Roadside Attractions struggled for a top 10 spot in last weekend's domestic box office race, winning for alien, a 45-year-old film that Disney released. The final count had The boy kills the world to 1.6 million dollars, while the Ridley Scott-directed alien grossed $1.78 million. alien landed at the bottom of the top 10 list, which The boy kills the world did not manage The film has a 60% on Rotten Tomatoes from 113 reviews and a B- on Cinema Score. Audience-wise, the film attracted 70% male viewers and 60% of the audience was in the 18-34 demo. The film's budget is not reported, but unless it was made for $4 million (highly unlikely), those numbers spell doom if they don't improve.

There was some major competition this weekend, with Luca Guadaningnothe last company, Challengers, with $15 million domestically and $25 million worldwide. The cheeky sports film is from Guadagigno, and he stars Zendayathe biggest opening ever, excluding IP movies like dune or spider man spider man. It opened in 52 markets and is expected to expand to more markets soon. Competition will increase when TheFall Guy is headed to the United States next week.

Disney releases again alien after 45 years, and the opening numbers were quite impressive. With $1.78 million, the film landed in the Top 10 and brought the film's gross to $83.8 million, not adjusting the original number for inflation. This release warms the seat for Alien: Romulusdirected by Fede Alvarezwhich will be released in theaters on August 6. 4/26 also marks a special day for alien fans, officially called Alien Day.

What is 'Boy Kills World' about?

Bill Skarsgård He stars in the film as Boy, a young deaf man on a quest for revenge in a post-apocalyptic world. Boy sets his sights on Hilda Van Der Koy (Famke Janssen), the leader of the land who is responsible for the death of his parents. He tries to avenge them while freeing the rest of the population from their tyrannical rule. Other cast members include Jessica Rothe, Michelle Dockery, Brett Gelman, Isaiah Mustafá, Yayan Ruhiani Nicholas Crovetti.

In his review of the film, Collider's Nate Richard he liked the world building, design and action sequences. However, the movie felt like a rip-off of movies like deadpool, but without being so polished. The problem was that the film was a mess. It never knew what to do genre-wise, and when it veers into comedy, it loses the viewer.

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