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A Quiet Place Tops John Cena in Blockers at Friday Box Office

April 7, 2018 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris
A Quiet Place Image Credit: Paramount Pictures

Per Box Office Mojo, the new Paramount release, A Quiet Place, a very strong start at the box office yesterday. The film took in $19 million for its opening day on Friday, April 6.

The film out-performed the new R-rated comedy Blockers, which stars WWE Superstar John Cena, which finished with about $7.8 million for its opening day. A Quiet Place is currently on track to have a $46+ million debut. Blockers is looking like it will finish with about $20 million for the weekend.

Blockers did incredibly well with critics, garnering an 83 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Meanwhile, A Quiet Place had glowing reviews, with a tomato meter rating currently at 97 percent.

Elsewhere, Marvel’s Black Panther brought in another $2.3 million on Friday. That brings its current domestic box office total to $659.2 million. By the end day, the film will surpass the unadjusted domestic take for the 1997 smash hit, Titanic.

You can also check out 411mania’s official review of Blockers RIGHT HERE.