Crazy premise and consistent marketing campaign for Elizabeth Banks’ cocaine bear paid off handsomely as the film had a strong impact on the box office in its opening weekend, beating the film’s original opening projection. The new action comedy has grossed a hefty $28 million worldwide.
Release Friday, February 24th cocaine bear topped the Friday box office chart on its first day in theaters with $8.6 million (including $2 million for Thursday previews). The film grossed just over $23 million at the box office in its opening weekend. cocaine bear it was originally expected to make between $15 million and $17 million in its first three days, so this is an extremely positive result for Universal.
After entering international markets, the film grossed $5.3 million in 50 markets, with the United Kingdom and Ireland making up the bulk of that number with strong opening weekends of $2 million, finishing 3rd at the box office in the market. cocaine bearThe turnout makes it the most popular R-rated original comedy on the market since Malibu safeguards in 2017. Australia came in second, earning $1 million from 243 locations. Reviews and word of mouth indicated that the film’s performance rose over the weekend, ranking 2nd at the box office in the region and a 21% top 10 finish.
Both the Netherlands and Norway also opened well, with the former grossing $278,000 and the film placing 5th in the Netherlands, while Norway ended up grossing $157,000 from 150 screens. cocaine bear finished with $151k and fifth place in Sweden, with early shows performing particularly strong, showing a connection to young comedy audiences that will also drive business during the Stockholm winter break starting Monday. in Saudi Arabia, cocaine bear brought in a good $148,000 over the weekend. The film was not screened in Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman, softening the results in the Middle East.
The True Story of “Cocaine Bear”
Story cocaine bear draws inspiration from a true story when 40kg of cocaine was lost from a drug-carrying plane on a flight from Colombia and crashed over the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia. The black bear found the contraband in the forest and ate it. Authorities later found the bear dead in the woods, and the cause of death was listed as one of the largest drug overdoses in history. Now, the stuffed bear is on display in Lexington, Kentucky under the nickname “Pablo Esco’s Bear” and is a unique attraction.
cocaine bear now available in theaters. Watch Collider’s interview with the film’s director, Elizabeth Banksand the official synopsis of the film below:
Inspired by a true 1985 story about a drug-dealing plane crash, missing cocaine and a black bear who ate it, this wild dark comedy follows a strange group of cops, criminals, hikers and teenagers gathered in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound Apex Predator ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and went on a cocaine-fuelled rage to get even more hit…and blood.
Source: Collider
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