Zendaya’s tennis romance ‘Challengers’ hits an ace with $6.2M opening
This tennis romance scored big.
“Challengers” won the box office game on its first night in theaters, earning over $6.2 million on Friday, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.
The Post called the romantic sports drama starring Zendaya and Mike Faist, “artful, addictive and deceptive.”
The flick, which centers around a tennis champion who stages a comeback with the help of his former tennis prodigy wife, could enjoy a $15 million opening weekend, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The Christian drama “Unsung Hero” was in second place, taking home $3.65 million.
The movie, which was also released on Friday, is based on the true story of the Smallbone family of Grammy-winning musicians and details the hardships they endured emigrating from Australia to the United States in the 1990s.
“Civil War,” which The Post bashed as “a torturous, overrated movie without a point,” landed in third, with an over $1.9 million take.
In just over two weeks after its premiere, it became the independent production company A24’s second-highest-grossing film, beating out its other high earners such as “Lady Bird” and “Hereditary.”
“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” which was released on March 29, was in fourth place, with sales of $1.76 million.
The horror film “Abigail” took fifth, with $1.49 million in earnings.
