Box Office: ‘No Hard Feelings’ Starring Jennifer Lawrence Made $2.15 Million From Thursday Previews

Sony’s R-rated comedy ‘No Hard Feelings,’ starring Jennifer Lawrence, grossed $2.15 million from Thursday previews. The film is expected to make $15 million to $18 million during its opening weekend at the domestic box office. Read our review.

In its Friday release, the film grossed $$6.25 million across 3,208 theaters. According to reports, ‘No Hard Feelings’ has the potential to surpass DC’s ‘The Flash’ (Read review) and claim the third position. Meanwhile, ‘The Flash’ hopes to avoid a significant 70% drop and aims for a range of $12 million (at the lower end) to over $24 million (with a stronghold).

The film’s runtime is 1 hour and 39 minutes (99 minutes). In the film, Maddie (Jennifer Lawrence), who thinks she’s found the answer to her financial troubles, discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy (Andrew Barth Feldman), and bring him out of his shell before he leaves for college. But awkward Percy proves to be more of a challenge than she expected, and time is running out. She has one summer to make him a man or lose it all. Directed by Gene Stupnitsky from a screenplay by John Phillips, who co-wrote it with Stupnitsky.

The film also stars Matthew Broderick as Percy’s father, Laura Benanti as Percy’s mother, Natalie Morales as a friend of Maddie, Scott MacArthur as a friend of Maddie, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Gary, Hasan Minhaj, and Kyle Mooney.

Produced by Alex Saks, Naomi Odenkirk, Marc Provissiero, Jennifer Lawrence, and Justine Ciarrocchi. John Phillips and Kerry Orent are executive producers.

‘No Hard Feelings’ is now playing in theaters. Book tickets.