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“IF” worldwide box office – Family film starring Ryan Reynolds reaches first major milestone

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  • Dream big and dare to dream with
    IF
    a family-friendly film that is successful at the box office.
  • With John Krasinski and Ryan Reynolds,
    IF
    follows a young girl with the special ability to see abandoned imaginary friends.
  • Despite mixed reviews, the film was well received by audiences and received an A+ from audiences on its opening weekend.


The ability to dream wildly and big is one of the human traits that drives us to achieve our best and allows us to create reality from an imaginary, fantastical plane of existence. Johannes Krasinski'S (A quiet place) family-friendly film, IF, challenges parents and children alike to dream, and some of those dreams are becoming reality. After a modest debut last week, Box office revenue: $35 million at the domestic box office and $55 million overall, the live-action/animated fantasy film is building on that success this Memorial Day weekend. The film crossed the $100 million mark over the holiday weekend with a total gross of $103.6 million at the worldwide box office.


It is a significant milestone for the Ryan Reynolds-LED (Deadpool and Wolverine) film that hopes to draw families into its fantasy world over the course of the summer. IF added an estimated 21.1 million US dollars in domestic cinemasand an estimated $11.3 million from international locations to increase global. Some IFThe biggest international grossers in the second weekend include Mexico, with a gross of $2 million, just 21% less than the opening weekend. The United Kingdom and Australia grossed $1.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively, down 30% and 28% from the opening weekend.

With Krasinski and Reynolds as well as the newcomer Cailey Fleming, IF It is said to have cost over $100 million to produce. Since family-friendly films tend to do well at the box office, Paramount Pictures is hoping for a long run of success. However, the film faces some adversity going forward, as it only scores 49% on the aggregator website. Rotten tomatoesHowever, this is negated by IF received an A CinemaScore on its opening weekend.



Who else stars in “IF”?

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IF stands for “Imaginary Friends” and the film is about a young girl who is gifted with the ability to see everyone’s imaginary friends. When she meets her neighbor, the man upstairs, who has the same ability, the two join forces to Save these creatures from extinction. IF is a delightful watch, with Colliders Ross Bonaime Write in his review that the film “essentially feels like crying while receiving a warm hug.”


IF cast Fleming as Bea, Reynolds as The Man Upstairs, Fiona Shaw as Bea’s grandmother, Alan Kim as Benjamin, Liza Colon-Zayas And Bobby MoynihanSpeakers include Steve Carell as blue, Phoebe Waller Bridge as Blossom, Louis Gossett Jr. like a bear, Emily Blunt as a unicorn, Matt Damon like a flower, Maya Rudolph as an ally, Jon Stewart as robots and Sam Rockwell as SDog. The film also features the voices of Subscribe to And George Clooney.

IF is in theaters now, get your tickets below. Stay tuned to Collider for further updates.

IF 2024 movie poster

IF (2024)

A young girl going through a difficult experience begins to see everyone's imaginary friends who were left behind when her real-life friends grew up.

Release date
17 May 2024

Main genre
comedy

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