Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ Is Warner Bros.’ First No. 1 Opening of 2018
- Sci-fi thriller tops ‘Pacific Rim’ sequel, last week’s leader
- ‘Tyler Perry’s Acrimony,’ the other new release, placed second
“Ready Player One,” director Steven Spielberg’s science-fiction thriller about a grim world where people seek escape through virtual reality, opened as the top film in North American theaters, delivering the first No. 1 debut this year for Warner Bros.
The effects-laden picture took in $41.8 million in U.S. and Canadian cinemas over the extended Easter weekend, researcher ComScore Inc. estimated Monday in an email, easily topping last weekend’s leader, “Pacific Rim Uprising,” which collected $9.4 million in ticket sales and fell to fifth place. The only other new film opening in wide release, “Tyler Perry’s Acrimony,” brought in $17.2 million to rank No. 2.