The Disney live-action title has grossed $86.1 million in its release so far, already out-pacing earlier estimates that it would gross $80 million for the entire Memorial Day holiday. Aladdin is now on pace for a $100 million plus four-day bow.
Guy Ritchie directed Aladdin, which stars Will Smith as the Genie and Mena Massoud as the titular hero, a charming street rat who masquerades as a prince to win the affections of Princess Jasmine, played by Naomi Scott. The movie musical, produced by Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich’s Rideback, opened wide in 4,400 locations.
Also, rounding out a three-day weekend at the domestic box office is Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart. The R-rated high school comedy pulled in $6.5 million across 2,500 theaters.
Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever star in the high school comedy as two Ivy League-bound overachievers determined to party on the night before their graduation. The pic premiered at SXSW to universal praise and currently sits at an incredible 99 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. But audiences did not respond as favorably, with a B+ CinemaScore.
Screen Gems and The H Collective’s superhero horror Brightburn posted a three-day gross of $7.5 million at 2,257 locations.
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