The cast, led by Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Kathryn Hahn, are on top form.
AndBad Momsis an R-rated comedy that actually delivered.
Theres a tinge ofThe Babadookto it too, and Sandbergs feature found its audience.
Under $5 million.
A sequel has already been greenlit.
Monster Hunt
You want proof of the growing importance of Chinese box office takings to movie studios?
That the next two films should provide it.
It has taken $385 million at the global box office.
And $381 million of that has come from Chinese cinemas.
They all trail it.
And its a similar story toMonster Hunt.The Mermaidhas grossed just $3.2 million in America.
It even picked up 173,000 in the UK.
After an opening weekend of $120 million, its gone on to earn $526 million there.
Add inThe Mermaids takings outside of China, and the movie has grossed $553 million.
Primarily because come the start of the year, it sort of didnt exist.
The incomingBlair Witchsequel filmed asThe Woods is employing a similar tactic.
It certainly worked here.
Keep a good eye on director Dan Trachtenberg too: hes a breakout star as far as were concerned.
Deadpool
The biggest box office surprise of the year?
And even without a lucractive Chinese release, theX-Menspin-off earned $782 million at the global box office.
Deadpools success, though, has been very much exception over rule.
Expect more R-rated comic book movies starting withThe Wolverine 3 as a consequence ofDeadpoolssuccess.
Or will it be expensive blockbusters, economic R-rated comedies, and cheap-to-make horrors?
We know what the answers likely to be.
But hopefully, theres encouragement within this batch to roll the dice just a little more…
This article originally appeared on Den of Geek UK.
