$2.2 million in previews. Sony’s first R-rated comic book movie, which stars Russell Crowe and Ariana DeBose, was expected to take in just $10 million to $12 million over the weekend, one of the worst openings for a film based on a Marvel comic book character, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Gladiator II” remained in the fight in fourth place, with $2.2 million in receipts.
In fifth place was the anime adaption of JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.” The pre-trilogy tale, which takes place 200 years before the War of the Ring and cost just $30 million, collected $2 million in its first night on screens..