‘Nobody’ Tops With Promising $6.7 Million Debut

Universal’s “Nobody” has provided reopening movie theaters with a solid boost, earning a $6.7 million from 2,460 locations to take No. 1 at the box office. The action-comedy arrives on a weekend where all the films on the Top 5 charts grossed over $1 million for the first time since the pandemic began.

Starring Bob Odenkirk as a middle-aged family man, who goes on a vengeful rampage after his house is robbed, “Nobody” has earned praise from critics and audiences alike with a 79% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 94% audience score to go with an A- from CinemaScore polls. As typical of the meat-and-potatoes action genre that has created franchises like “John Wick” and “Taken,” audience demographics skewed male with 60% of ticket buyers being men and 44% over 35, though CinemaScore and Postrak reception was consistently strong across demographics.

Depending on how well the film holds in April against adrenaline-filled competition like Warner Bros.’ “Godzilla vs. Kong” and “Mortal Kombat,” Universal has the choice of keeping the film exclusively in theaters or release it as early as two weeks from now thanks to its theatrical window deal with AMC & Cinemark. Overseas, “Nobody” earned $5 million from four markets, giving the film a global opening of $11.7 million.

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