Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves faces John Wick: Chapter 4 at the box office this weekend.
Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, Dungeons & Dragons is based on Hasbro’s seminal role-playing and stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lilith, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head and more. The film also features Hugh Grant.
Dungeons & Dragons is based on the groundbreaking tabletop game first released in 1974. The game has inspired books, TV shows, video games, movies, and more, including New Line’s ill-fated 2000 pic. Paramount and eOne will launch new movie franchises if Honor Among Thieves is succesful. Either way, Hasbro’s entire D&D universe will be expanded.
Tracking suggests the film will open for a modest $30 million domestically, but many box office analysts believe that due to the strong early audience response, excellent reviews, and the film’s intellectually adventurous spirit that this number will be even higher.
Owned by Paramount and Hasbro, eOne co-created and funded this massive fantasy image, which is said to have cost $150 million prior to commercialization. The film will also be released in 50+ international markets, including the UK, which will be distributed by eOne.
Dungeons & Dragons had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin earlier this month, hoping to earn a weekend box office hit. But that means fending off Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4 which debuted last weekend with $73.8 million, and a second appearance could see the film earn more than $30 million. Dungeons & Dragons has the advantage of replacing John Wick in a Premium format auditorium.
An article written by The Hollywood Reporter, who interviewed the directors of D&D, says: “The duo behind Game Night have created an adaptation that will appeal to the nostalgic side of existing fans and entertain those whose eyes glaze over at the mention of Dungeon Masters, bards or druids. This version of Dungeons & Dragons not only checks the boxes of a satisfying studio blockbuster; it arrives at a cultural moment that embraces — even fiends for — the epic fantasy adventure.”
Goldstein and Daley directed Dungeons & Dragons from a script they wrote alongside Michael Gilio.
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