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‘Lilo & Stitch’ Beats ‘Ballerina’ at Box Office as ‘John Wick’ Spinoff Debuts to $25 Million
"Ballerina," a spinoff in the "John Wick" universe, opened behind expectations and below "Lilo & Stitch" on box office charts.
However, the studio hopes that “Ballerina” will be the first of many “John Wick” spinoffs — and in order to justify more movies, Lionsgate needs moviegoers to care about the series without Keanu Reeves, who has played the professional hitman in four films, as the main draw. Despite positive audience scores (the film earned an “A-” grade on CinemaScore exit polls) and decent reviews (75% on Rotten Tomatoes), “Ballerina” didn’t inspire much of the “John Wick” fanbase to get off the couch and visit their local multiplex. Focus Features is releasing the espionage thriller, which stars Benicio del Toro, newcomer Mia Threapleton, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks and Benedict Cumberbatch.
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