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Box Office: ‘Challengers’ Scores First Place Finish With $15 Million Debut
'Challengers' scores first place finish with $15 million debut in sluggish weekend at the box office
The Amazon MGM release will need strong word-of-mouth if it’s going to keep rallying — and next week brings Universal’s “The Fall Guy,” a Ryan Reynolds and Emily Blunt action-comedy that marks the unofficial start of summer blockbuster season. Critics praised director Luca Guadagnino’s look at the tangled lives of a trio of tennis pros, with Variety ‘s Peter Debruge calling the drama “steamy and stylish” and effusing that it is “that rare film where you’ll work up a sweat just from spectating.” “Challengers” has a solid 88% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with audiences giving it a B+ CinemaScore. The actress is part of a new wave of stars, one that includes her “Dune” colleague Timothee Chalamet, “Creed’s” Michael B. Jordan and the “Anyone But You” duo of Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, that are rapidly climbing up the A-list.
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