'Birds of Prey' disappoints at the box office, bringing in only $33.2 million its opening weekend
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- Warner Bros.' "Birds of Prey" won the domestic box office, but with a soft $33.2 million.
- The studio projected a $45 million opening (about half of its production budget), while industry projections were around $50 million to $55 million.
- It's a disappointing opening for the DC Comics movie, which has a fresh Rotten Tomatoes score of 81%. Its R rating may have kept away teen girls who love the movie's lead, Harley Quinn.
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Well, this was unexpected.
Though it's one of the most anticipated releases of the year, was critically acclaimed with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 81%, and is the most attractive new release in theaters since the mid January opening of "Bad Boys for Life," Warner Bros.' latest DC Comics title, "Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn," had a very soft opening.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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