Box Office: The Invisible Man Sees Big Opening Weekend

It may not be part of the "Dark Universe," but Universal and Blumhouse's The Invisible Man scared up some serious box office loot, with an estimated $29 million opening. This is good news for horror/thrillers as the genre has been flailing a bit since It: Chapter Two, what with Doctor Sleep, The Turning, and Brahms: The Boy II pulling in less than ideal hauls in recently months. Overseas, as reported by Variety, The Invisible Man nabbed another $20.2 million, bringing it to $49.2 million worldwide. You can read our review of The invisible Man here, where we call it a "chillingly effective" reimagining of a classic. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-25-best-horror-movies&captions=true"] Funimation’s My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising also did well for itself, in a much smaller release, generating $5.1 million, and a grand total of $8.4 million (since debuting on Wednesday). Check out our positive review of My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising, which calls out the fun action and "excellent team-ups."

North American Box Office Estimates

Sonic the Hedgehog continued to race for gold, earning $16 million and landing in second place. With $128 million domestically, to date, Sonic is now has a global total of $265 million. Everything else in the Top 10 held on as expected. Call of the Wild has only brought in $79.3 worldwide so far, which doesn't bode well considering its massive budget. Parasite didn't crack the Top 10, but it's raked in $51.5 million in America to date, closing in on setting a record for a non-English language film here in the States. Here are the Top 10 North American box office estimates for the (2-day) weekend (via Box Office Mojo)

• 1. The Invisible Man $29,000,000
• 2. Sonic the Hedgehog $16,000,000
• 3. Call of the Wild $13,205,000
• 4. My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising $5,109,247
• 5. Bad Boys for Life $4,300,000
• 6. Birds of Prey $4,100,000
• 7. Impractical Jokers $3,545,000
• 8. 1917 $2,670,000
• 9. Brahms: The Boys II $2,622,381
• 10 Fantasy Island $2,330,000

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/28/my-hero-academia-heroes-rising-exclusive-official-clip"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

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