Will A Quiet Place 2 and Cruella Start Summer Movie Season With a Sizzle?
For over a year, "A Quiet Place Part II" was just out of reach. The film was originally supposed to open on March 20, 2020. The weekend of March 13 turned out to be the last for new releases before the pandemic shut down theaters. The film was pushed back to May of that year, but of course theaters weren't ready by then. The same was true of a later advertised release in September, when many venues were still closed. The studio even decided that April 2021 was too early, though theaters were open in limited capacity by then. Too far. Memorial Day weekend fit the bill perfectly. Given the film's $48 million 3-day domestic haul, I can't say the decision to wait for a holiday weekend didn't pay off. At least now I can stop seeing a trailer before every movie that indicates the release is just around the corner.