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.
“Unsung Hero,” based on a true story, was in second place. ©Lions Gate/Courtesy Everett Collection The Christian drama “Unsung Hero” was in second place, taking home $3.65 million.
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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,” starring Kirsten Dunst, landed in third. A24 “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.
