The film starring Tom Holland, Uncharted, arrived in Argentine theaters on Thursday the 17th and is now available almost everywhere in the world. How well is this installment based on Naughty Dog’s renowned video game franchise doing at the box office?
Based on the popular video game series by Naughty Dog, Uncharted It has already hit theaters in Argentina and today in the United States. Starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlbergthe film seems to be doing well with the numbers, although it is too early for that Sony be trusted However, let us remember that it did not have a good response from critics.
Directed by Ruben FleischerUncharted could be the next successful franchise Sony. The film, produced by Avi and Ari Arad, Charles Roven and Alex Gartner, had a cost of 120 million dollars. Those who are part of the cast, in addition to Holland and WahlbergThey are: Sophia Ali What Chloe Frazer, Tati Gabrielle What Braddock, Antonio Banderas What Moncadaamong others.
“Uncharted is based on one of the best-selling and critically acclaimed video game series of all time. Tells the story of Nathan Drake and his first fling with his rival-turned-partner: Victor “Sully” Sullivan. Starring Tom Holland In the role of Nathan Drake and Mark Wahlberg in the of Sullia very clever character Uncharted will show the public how Nathan Drake Become the treasure hunter as you solve one of the greatest mysteries and treasures in history, in an epic action adventure that spans the globe.“says the synopsis.
First of all, rest assured that we are not going to do any kind of spoiler about the movie. Yes, when you see Uncharted stay until the end because there are two post-credits scenes, one more important than the other. What both scenes leave us, apart from some good winks from the games, is that Sony He plans to make a sequel, although nothing has been confirmed yet. Just as there is a second movie or not, it will depend a lot on the numbers it achieves at the box office.
Before being released in several Latin American countries and in the United States, Uncharted It already had the title of the second highest-grossing film since the pandemic began. First place stays Spider-Man: No Way Homea film that also has Holland as protagonist. Uncharted It was on billboards in 15 countries (mostly European) before here, and in its first days of release it grossed a little over 21.5 million dollars. The country where it was most successful was Spain, in which the collection was 3.5 million.
Uncharted It’s just released in several countries, so there aren’t many numbers yet on how it’s doing. However, on the day of its premiere in Argentina, the film attracted 29,185 people, according to Ultracine records. The film starring Holland already Wahlberg it remained with 57.7% of the total public.
When the US numbers start to fall it looks like Uncharted It will occupy a good place at the box office. In the Thursday night preview they earned $3.7 million and, according to Deadline, Sony It hopes to raise more than 30 million dollars during the long weekend (from Friday to Monday) that they have in the US and 27 million during Friday, Saturday and Sunday. As for what you expect Uncharted win worldwide this weekend, Sony points to more than 70 million dollars.
Let us remember that one of the countries that is going to give great income to Uncharted is China, but the film only has a release date for March 14. So Sony going to have to take advantage of the good numbers before it opens batman on March 4, a delivery that will surely steal the spotlight.
Holland in several interviews he talked about the work it took him to interpret Nathan Drake and how some scenes were not only physically exhausting but terrifying at times. “With Uncharted I was shooting stunts that are bigger than anything I’ve ever done before.”said the actor. In the video posted by sony pictures, where it shows behind the scenes of the film, Holland He explained that the plane scene that we see in the trailer was a really scary experience, however he believes “that level of fear makes the scene much more authentic”.
“The Airplane Sequence” Uncharted It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life.” he claimed Tom Holland. “It was months of hard work, hanging from these boxes, being pushed and pulled by cables, crushed by boxes and falling from them, losing your grip. We all break our hands. You cling to the ropes and there is a point where you can’t hold on anymore. You try, but you can’t! So, you let go and you end up cutting your hands. We had bumps, bruises and tears everywhere“, Told him Holland to Cinemablend.
If you like action, adventure and treasure hunting movies, Uncharted is now available in theaters. Now, according to critics, the delivery is not so good and may not do justice to the great video game franchise of naughty dog, but tastes are tastes. Maybe you’ll be in for a surprise.