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Zendaya’s Tennis Drama ‘Challengers’ Aims to Lead Sluggish Box Office With $15 Million Debut
"Challengers" is projected to collect $12 million to $15 million from 3,400 North American theaters in its opening weekend.
That “Challengers,” an R-rated drama with an arthouse sheen, is getting a nationwide release (rather than a platform rollout that accompanies most indie films) and could hit mid-teens to start is a testament to Zendaya’s star power. Variety’s Peter Debruge called the movie “hip and sexy,” writing “the plot of ‘Challengers’ might sound stale, and yet, there’s an electric spark to Guadagnino’s approach that elevates the material, rendering it fresh.” The movie, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, follows Skarsgård as a martial arts expert who was rendered deaf-mute by an attack that killed his entire family and vows to take vengeance.
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