How Did Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ Do at the Box Office?

Crowds are tossing metaphorical bananas at Dev Patel’s directorial debut Monkey Man. That’s a great factor; monkeys like bananas, keep in mind? After its roaring premiere at SXSW final month, the Jordan Peele-produced thriller is heading in direction of a $10 million opening, based on The Hollywood Reporter. Fairly good, contemplating the film’s funds was about the identical and it was virtually canned by Netflix. Peele’s Monkey Paw Productions picked up the film someday in 2023 after Netflix reportedly started purchasing it round. It obtained a theatrical launch below his Common Photos deal as Peele defined the film deserved to be seen on “a big-screen. ” Its opening weekend was initially estimated to earn about $3-4 million extra and has taken second place towards Godzilla x Kong’s reign. However the weekend remains to be younger, and the hype is powerful with this one, even when it’s the second chimp on the field workplace.