Universal Pictures’ new action-comedy movie “The Fall Guy” (Vietnamese title: The Substitute) was the most popular movie in North American theaters last weekend.

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According to statistics from Exhibitor Relations, the film earned about 28.5 million USD in its opening weekend. 

Although some analysts considered the opening weekend performance of “The Fall Guy” disappointing given the film’s $130 million production budget, critic David A. Gross of the market research firm said Franchise Entertainment Research called it “the potential start of an action comedy series”.

Meanwhile, Mr. Paul Dergarabedian – senior media analyst at Comscore – said that this is the opening of “a very interesting, non-traditional summer movie season”.

In fact, since the release of the movie “Spider-Man 3” in 2007, the first weekend of May has been designated as the time to release the biggest “blockbuster” series of the Cinematic Universe. Marvel, at the same time, is considered the most profitable time of the year. Except for 2020 and 2021, when the COVID-19 pandemic “closed” movie theaters.
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However, this year, this practice has been broken. The opening date of “Deadpool & Wolverine” – the only film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe released in 2024 – was moved from May 4 to July 26, because the production process was delayed due to the impact of the strike. by the Screenwriters Guild of America (WGA) and the American Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA). Many other projects also suffered a similar fate.

Incidentally, taking the place of “Deadpool & Wolverine” is “The Fall Guy”. “The Fall Guy” director David Leitch shared that he appreciates the opportunity to introduce the film to the audience, but he is also worried about the pressure from the opening revenue of more than 100 million USD that Marvel films have achieved. before. However, observers believe that David Leitch does not need too much pressure for “The Fall Guy” to be as successful as some previous Marvel “blockbuster” movies, because of the decline in revenue of superhero movies. has proven that the movie business cannot rely solely on the Marvel brand.

As for “The Fall Guy”, this may not be a movie that brings together a large cast of top superstars as well as the most modern and eye-catching special effects system, but with the way it weaves thrilling stunts plus With the chemistry between the main actors Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, the film is still expected to bring new vitality to the gloomy film market. According to statistics, box office revenue in North America is currently down 22% compared to the same period last year.

“The Fall Guy” received positive feedback from critics and audiences after its release. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an 83% positive rating from 250 reviews from film experts. The work was also graded A by the audience – on the famous film rating system Cinema Score. Most comments praised the performances of the two main actors Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt – who recently received nominations for the prestigious Oscar award. Movie website Mashable rated “The Fall Guy” as having an attractive script, as well as being a properly executed action comedy and a “rare gem of this challenging genre”