'Baywatch' Takes in $1.3 Million on Wednesday
by EG
Baywatch — starring man-of-the-moment Dwayne Johnson alongside Zac Efron — swam out of the gate with $1.3 million in Wednesday night previews at the North American box office.
In a bold and risky move, Paramount and Skydance decided to make the film adaptation of the classic television show R-rated, with as many F-bombs as bikinis.
Baywatch got a jump on the long Memorial Day weekend by opening a day early and is projected to gross in the $40 million range for the five days, although Paramount is being more conservative in suggesting the low $30 million range. The movie will be a big test of Johnson's star power, considering reviews have skewered it.
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Dwayne Johnson has also recently appeared in The Fate of the Furious.