'Ready Player One' Likely To Have Spielberg's Biggest Opening In A Decade

‘Ready Player One’ Likely To Have Spielberg’s Biggest Opening In A Decade

Steven Spielbergis about to have his biggest box office opening in 10 years. Tracking forReady Player Oneindicates it will be Spielberg’s best opening weekend sinceIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.More on theReady Player Onebox office below.

While early tracking indicated that Steven Spielberg’sReady Player Onemay befalling a bit shortat the box office, a new report indicates it will be Spielberg’s biggest opening in a decade.Ready Player Onewill begin its release on the night of Wednesday March 28, in more than 3,500 North American theaters before expanding to 4,200. Reports indicate the film will likely take in $45 million-$50 million by the time Easter Sunday wraps. If the film does end up with this opening weekend haul, it’ll be the biggest opening weekend since Spielberg’s 2008 filmIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Here’s a breakdown of Spielberg’s recent opening weekends, perBox Office Mojo.

Spielberg Opening Weekends

The Post $526,011 in 9 theatersThe BFG $18,775,350 in 3,357 theatersBridge of Spies $15,371,203 in 2,811 theatersLincoln $944,308 in 11 theatersWar Horse $7,515,402 in 2,376 theatersThe Adventures of Tintin $9,720,993 in 3,087 theatersIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $100,137,835 in 4,260 theatersReady Player Onehas been touted as Spielberg’s return to blockbuster filmmaking. Spielberg toldTHR, “[MakingReady Player One] reminds me of the days when I didJurassic ParkandRaiders of the Lost Ark. I had so much fun on this, it was like a vacation, even though it was incredibly hard work.”

The filmmaker has spent a good portion of the 21st century turning away from crowd-pleasing blockbusters and crafting morechallenging, and in many cases, more rewarding films. Hopefully, Spielberg will continue to balance both blockbusters and non-blockbusters in the upcoming years. The filmmaker is currently planning to make a newIndiana Jonesfilm as well as a remake ofWest Side Story.

Ready Player Oneis adapted from the popular pop-culture laden Ernest Cline novel of the same name. The film stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance and Lena Waithe.