Doctor Sleep
Doctor Sleepis project to lose $ 20 million , following its lower than anticipate opening at the box place . The movie sequel toThe Shininghas released at a clip when moving picture and goggle box shows based on Stephen King ’s piece of work are back in fashion again ( though some would argue they never fully break down out of style to begin with ) . pair with nearly forty years of expectancy among fans ofStanley Kubrick’sThe Shiningadaptation , the expected value wasDoctor Sleepwould easily open atop the U.S. box office staff this past weekend . However , thing play out a little differently .
alternatively , Doctor Sleepcame in second placeto Roland Emmerich ’s WWII epicMidwayduring its first weekend , gross around $ 14 million in the U.S. ( a far cry from the $ 25 - 30 million appraisal ) . The subsequence wasrelatively flash for a tentpole , with its production budget come in at $ 45 - 55 million . Nevertheless , at its current trajectory , Doctor Sleepis unlikely to deform a profit for Warner Bros. Pictures .
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allot toDeadline , Doctor Sleepwill probably finish up be WB about $ 20 million , at the oddment of the day . That ’s assuming the picture finally grosses $ 100 million at the global box office , following its $ 34 million global entry this retiring weekend . regrettably , if it come in nearer to $ 80 million , its losses could stand up to $ 30 million or high .
There are a fistful of factors that could ’ve affectedDoctor Sleep ’s box bureau performance . Many have questioned WB ’s decision to release the film in early November , as react to the pre - Halloween frame when repugnance movies of its kind are much more in - demand . Competition would ’ve also been lighter , hadDoctor Sleepopened during the last calendar week of October . Instead , the movie had to directly face - off against three other wide releases ( Midway , Last Christmas , play with Fire ) . It did n’t help thatDoctor Sleep ’s source material is n’t nearly as well - known or popular asThe Shiningor some of King ’s other novels , so awareness was n’t all that high move in . And with a runtime just over two and a half hour , theaters could only showDoctor Sleepso often in a single sidereal day to help make up the conflict .
On top of all that , reviews were mixed to positive . Some applaudedDoctor Sleepfor functioning as a sequel to both King and Kubrick’sThe Shining , in spite of their differences . Other , however , finger film director Mike Flanagan ’s sequel should ’ve stuck closer to King ’s source novel and meet when it undertake to pay court to Kubrick ’s film . King , for his part , is a big fan of what Flanagan did , arguingDoctor Sleepredeems Kubrick’sThe Shining(a movie he ’s never liked ) . It ’s possible the subsequence will even go on to becomea semi - cult titlein the future , given the support it already has . As for WB : thanks to their winner withJokerand theirotherrecent Stephen King movie , IT Chapter Two , they do n’t have to worry about taking a red ink onDoctor Sleep .
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