‘Ford v Ferrari’ Jumps To $30M As ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Is Kicked Out Of Heaven With $8M+ Start

Deadline ^ | 11/16/2019 | Anthony D'Allesandro

[Drew68]

Wave a flag for original movies at the box office, as Disney’s release of 20th Century Fox/Chernin Entertainment’s Ford v. Ferrari is racing to a $30M win after a $11M Friday (including $2.1M Thursday previews). That buried Sony’s franchise reboot of Elizabeth Banks’s Charlie’s Angels, which dropped well below $12M-$14M expectations with a $8.2M debut in 3rd place.

James Mangold’s Ford v. Ferrari gets an A+ CinemaScore, and 4 1/2 stars and a 68% definite recommend on PostTrak. With a boost like that, it’s a great blast off for FvF in a fierce awards season and Thanksgiving holiday, which is about to get swallowed up by Disney’s Frozen 2 with a $100M-$120m opening next weekend. Lionsgate’s Midway is also beating Charlie’s Angels in second place with a second weekend take of $8.8M, -51% for a 10-day of $35.1M.

[jonascord]

" I guess that’s why nothing ever lasts forever."

F1 is about five years from full sized slot cars, with the cars in France and the drivers at a mall in Sweden, and the world audience flipping to WWF.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Nascar is already there. Maybe F1 will wise up, the 2021 will have most of the Aero underneath so the bodies can be shaped for efficiency.

Hopefully Penske can reboot Indy.

[Rebelbase]

Disney is controlled in that the chinese market is so large they won't dare make a movie that in anyway transgresses the sensitivities of the Chicom party lest it be banned from the country.

[dfwgator]

You’re right, it’s Matt Damon, I get my hypocrite actors confused.

[RooRoobird20]

I can’t stand Matt Damon, he is a barely mediocre actor at best. I avoid his movies purposely.

I made an exception when the Coen Brothers of “True Grit” came out. I loved the movie in spite of Mediocre Matt’s dull performance. A thousand other actors could have played the part and played it better than him.