‘Blade Runner’ cut down to size
“BLADE RUNNER 2049” had the pedigree, the stars and the stellar reviews — yet something didn’t click with audiences.
The big-budget sequel to the 1982 sci-fi classic opened surprisingly weak at the box office with a $31.5 million weekend, a poor start for a movie that cost at least $150 million to make.
Starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, “Blade Runner 2049” failed to pull in moviegoers beyond fans of the 1982 original, according to opening-weekend data that showed the audience was overwhelmingly male (71%) and over the age of 25 (86%).
The Kate Winslet-Idris Elba adventure romance “The Mountain Between Us” debuted in second place with $10.1 million.
The horror hit “It” followed in third place with $9.7 million in its fifth week. The Stephen King adaptation has made $603.7 million worldwide.
“My Little Pony: The Movie” opened with $8.8 million, good for fourth place, while “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” earned $8.1 million.