R-Rated DC film grossed $12.1 million on Friday
Warner Bros’ “The Suicide Squad” is falling behind box office projections this weekend, earning $12.1 million on Friday from 4,002 screens to earn an estimated $25 million opening weekend. Prior to the weekend, James Gunn’s R-Rated DC film had been projected for a $30 million opening, close to the $31 million launch seen last month for fellow Warner release “Space Jam: A New Legacy” and the $33 million earned by DC’s “Birds of Prey” in February 2020. Like all Warner Bros. films, “The Suicide Squad” has also been released on HBO Max at no extra charge, and it is difficult at this point to determine how much the film’s performance is being affected by that streaming availability and by other factors like its R rating — though Warner Bros.
