Freakier Friday has had a solid opening weekend. The sequel to the 2003 Freaky Friday sees Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan coming back together for this family-friendly comedy. For its opening weekend, the film brought in $29 million. This was at the upper end of projections and saw the movie come in second at the box office. It also saw the film have the most successful opening for a PG-rated pic in August. Overseas, the film brought in an additional $15.5 million. In total, the film garnered $45 million. This is the same price that it took to make the film, not taking into account the marketing budget.
The other film from Disney that is in theaters currently is The Fantastic Four: First Steps. On its third weekend in theaters, the film saw another dip in its earnings. It earned $15 million domestically this weekend. This brings its domestic total to $229 million. This isn’t ideal for Marvel Studios as it pivots from a strategy of quantity to quality. However, it is one piece of a bigger puzzle, so only time will tell how this impacts the franchise as a whole.
Freakier Friday was well received by fans who eagerly gave it positive feedback, including an A CinemaScore. It also earned a 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The film also has some other benefits as well including a female target and a nostalgia factor. In recent weeks, the original film has been among the 10 most-watched films on Disney+ as well.
Freakier Friday Official Description
“Freakier Friday,” a sequel to the beloved 2003 film with a multigenerational twist starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, will be released in theaters nationwide in 2025. In the film, Curtis and Lohan reprise their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman. The story picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might indeed strike twice. “Freakier Friday” is directed by Nisha Ganatra. The producers are Kristin Burr, Andrew Gunn, and Jamie Lee Curtis, with Nathan Kelly, Ann Marie Sanderlin, and Lindsay Lohan serving as executive producers. Other returning cast members from the original film include Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Lucille Soong, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Rosalind Chao. They are joined by Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Manny Jacinto, and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan.
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