The Bad Guys
Animation & Family Universal PG 1h 40m Released Apr 22, 2022 Discussed 2022–2024
Opening weekend
$24.0M
4,009 theaters
Per-theater average
$5,974
opening weekend
Domestic total
$97.8M
4.1× its opening
Worldwide total
$251.2M
39% domestic
Production budget
$70.0M
3.6× worldwide
RT critics
87%
RT audience
93%
+6 vs critics
Metacritic
64
Where it turns up
Friday, April 22, 2022 Third weekend of April 2022
On the chart The Bad Guys (opening): $24.0M
Expected 'If this has the usual 50% uptick [Saturday] this should easily win the weekend. Figure this looks like mid 20's' Actual: $24.0M, #1
In the note
In addition, all three films had great RT scores and are seeing really strong exit polls, so happy customers are good for the future of the business. Anyway, with the accuracy normally associated with the ‘first stream’ measurement when it comes to applying revenue to content at the streamers, here’s some thoughts on the weekend box office. The Bad Guys - This release from DWA is having a pretty good afternoon, especially considering there’s only a few kids (18%) out of school.
Friday, September 27, 2024 Fourth weekend of September 2024
In the note
The good news is that we were almost 20% behind 2023 back before we went on this run we’re on now, and it’s a little below 12% now, so we really carved a lot off the deficit during the summer. Anyway, with the expected accuracy of an Eric Adams expense account, here are some thoughts on the weekend box-office. The Wild Robot - A little over 2 years ago, DreamWorks Animation got back into the original Family IP game with The Bad Guys.