It has the most successful global opening of all time for an animated film - despite poor reviews.
He added that it was "a disappointment to match the live-action version in 1993" - a reference to the infamous original adaptation starring Bob Hoskins.
But many fans seem to disagree, with the 56% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes eclipsed by the 96% audience score. EvenAnya Taylor-Joy, producer Chris Meledandri and Chris Pratt attended the film's premiere earlier this month. The film broke other records, including the best-ever opening for a movie based on a video game and the top opening of 2023 so far, she said.
Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian told the outlet: "This is one of the biggest box office over-performances in recent memory and is absolutely shattering all pre-release projections."
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