Somewhat defies standard understanding of what makes a hit.
No major actors.
No sex, in fact, kissing is very limited - your grandparents may be as active, or more.
No smoking, no drugs, and I don't recall any drinking and if there was - someone off scene was drinking.
Minimal violence, and nothing graphic.
Yet the film appears to be doing well. Friday night it was not busy - 1/2 the theater was empty, plus there was an entire second auditorium playing at the same time, but Saturday it turned into a major film experience with the lines everywhere.
It made over $35 million in the first night, and it was not as busy as Saturday.
A major film, and for no reason. It defies everything they believe makes a success.
I only comment on the film because it is an oddity. It defies conventional wisdom - and I like that.
Plus the idea of climbing a tree like a squirrel is intriguing, and worth a second film to close the holes, and finish off a character, perhaps expand upon the legends of that tribe - if the vampires existed, so then the wolves must have.
Update: Over $70 million in two days at a cost of $37 million.
A brilliant success.
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