Tom & Jerry movie starring Chloe Grace Moretz rakes in $13.7M on opening weekend snagging second-highest box office numbers of pandemic
The live-action/CGI Tom & Jerry movie is number one at the box office.
A revitalized take on the 1940s animated franchise about the adventures and antics of a cat (Tom) and a mouse (Jerry), the 2021 film had the second-highest domestic opening numbers of the pandemic.
According to THR, the film raked in $13.7M from 2,475 theaters and $38.8M globally as of Sunday – promising numbers as movie theatres across the country begin to open.
Top slot: The live-action/CGI Tom & Jerry movie starring Chloe Grace Moretz rakes in $13.7M at the domestic box office making it the film with the second-highest opening numbers in entirety of the pandemic
The film stars Chloe Grace Moretz, Ken Jeong, Michael Pena and Colin Jost among others.
Another hit for Warner Bros., its Wonder Woman 1984 still holds the top grossing slot with $16.7M on opening weekend.
Despite roughly half of the nation’s movie theatres being closed, Warner continues to also find success by simultaneously releasing both Wonder Woman and Tom & Jerry for streaming on HBO Max.
Currently more major cities are preparing to open cinemas amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with New York aiming for March 5.
Moretz — who plays a wedding planner in the film — spoke about the project in an interview with Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live Wednesday, saying that she felt it made her a better actor.
Revitalized take: Moretz stars in the film along with Jost, Jeong and Pena
CGI: The film uses CGI as the Masked Singer judge is pictured in a scene with Jerry
Visually pleasing: The film is vibrant and a family classic helping it score its high numbers which have reached $38.8M globally
‘It was so strange. I definitely think I’m a better actor now after doing that project. Half of the time I was improving opposite nothing because they’re silent characters. I’d imagine in my head what they’re improving back and then continue forward in the scene. So it was definitely a brain twister,’ she shared.
The Greta star also revealed a bit about what stood as place markers for the characters while she filmed in a November interview with People.
‘Tom was a stick with a name tag (seriously) and for Jerry at least I had a little to scale model of him.’
She said the experience was ‘so much fun,’ also saying that the animators really helped to ‘push the boundaries’ with what they achieved.