Blade Runner 2049 opened surprisingly weakly at the North American box office, debuting with an estimated $31.5 million US. Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures, which collaborated on the Alcon Entertainment production, had targeted closer to a $50 million opening. The problem Blade Runner 2049 ran into is clear from opening weekend data. Blade Runner 2049, starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, failed to pull in moviegoers beyond fans of the 1982 original. Co-founder Andrew Kosove previously called the ambitious Blade Runner 2049 "a chips-in-the-centre-of-the-table exercise."

Source: CBC News October 08, 2017 16:30 UTC