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Sequel incoming?

Looks like an Uncharted movie sequel is all but inevitable, as Sony Pictures boss Tom Rothman has described the series as a “new hit movie franchise for the company”. The film – which was pulverised by critics but warmly received by cinema goers – decimated its $30 million opening weekend forecasts in North America, ending up at around $51 million overall. Its global total is now sitting at a pretty $139 million, meaning it’s already made back its production budget.

“It is Presidents Day in America, but we are open in most places around the world today and we have another global triumph to celebrate,” Rothman said in an internal email sent to staff, as published by Deadline. “With over $100M in box office worldwide in just one weekend, and a 90% positive audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, Uncharted is a new hit movie franchise for the company.”

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Greatness from bad reviews.

Movie critics weren’t overly keen on the Uncharted movie, but cinema goers are loving it. Over on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a critics rating of just 39% approval, but it’s a certified hit among audiences: 90% of viewers recommend it. It’s a largely similar story on Google, where it currently commands a score of 4.2/5 – and on IMDB, it’s achieved a less stellar but still respectable 6.7/10 user score.

Of course, it was always going to be difficult to transition the Uncharted games – which are heavily inspired by adventure films like Indiana Jones – into something that universally appeals to critics. Sony Pictures won’t be too worried, of course: the movie is outperforming expectations, and looks on track to achieve an impressive cinematic run. On the back of blockbuster North American ticket sales, Forbes reported that it may have ended the video game curse – although, of course, Sonic the Hedgehog may have a word or two to say about that.

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North American launch could pull up to $45 million this weekend.

Uncharted got off to a strong start in Europe last week, and it’s looking like its opening weekend in the United States and Canada will be similarly robust. Deadline reports that its opening is exceeding expectations, and is potentially trending towards $45 million through Monday, which includes President’s Day. In fact, optimistic analysts believe that number could yet cross $50 million, making it comfortably the biggest film of the long weekend.

It’s worth noting that the movie cost $120 million to produce, and therefore needs to be a hit in order to make back its investment. But the early indications are positive, and there may yet be hope for the sequel teased in the film’s post credits scene. It’s a particularly positive result for Tom Holland, whose Spider-Man: No Way Home recently unseated Avatar as the third highest-grossing domestic release in history.

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"That car chase is unparalleled".

The jury’s still out on whether the Uncharted Movie will get a sequel, although the early Box Office indications are positive, and Sony is promoting the film hard. Nevertheless, as part of a roundtable with Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann – his hat says The Last of Us: Part II, by the way – film director Ruben Fleischer has revealed that he’d like to adapt Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End’s car chase should he get another shot at the series.

“If we’re lucky enough to make another one of these, I want to recreate the car chase,” he told Druckmann. “I think the greatest car chase ever in anything is the one in . I’ve done plenty of car chases in my career, but that car chase is unparalleled.”

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With its high-octane action sequences and quippy dialogue, the Uncharted movie perfectly captures the essence of the hit video game series.

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PlayStation Productions, the arm of Sony's console empire dedicated to adapting its game properties for film and television, has formally introduced the new blue-hued ident it'll be sticking in front of its slowly burgeoning roster of movie and television shows - starting with the Uncharted movie that's in cinemas now.

As with the similarly hued PlayStation Studios animation that precedes all of Sony's recent games, the new PlayStation Productions ident serves up a star-studded roster of iconic PlayStation characters, including God of War's Kratos (and BOY), Uncharted's Nathan Drake, Horizon's Alloy, The Last of Us' Joel and Ellie, Jak & Daxter, Astrobot, and more.

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A "solid" start on the big screen.

After its first weekend at the box office in select European territories, PlayStation Productions' Uncharted has opened to $21.5 million in takings. Variety reports this as a "solid" start to Nathan Drake's stint on the big screen, with the UK being its best opening as it generated $6.4 million in the territory. It was then followed by Russia at $4.5 million, the Middle East brought in $4 million, and Spain generated $3.5 million for the film.

Compared to blockbuster films released during the pandemic, Uncharted is tracking above many Marvel films when compared to similar points in their theatrical rollout. Drake, Sully, and co are doing 21 per cent better than Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, 18 per cent higher than Black Widow, and 12 per cent more than Eternals. Not bad going, Nate.

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Charted territory.

Watching the credits roll on Uncharted feels like closure in a lot of ways. We’ve been writing about this movie since the site’s inception in 2009, which ironically is roughly the same year a pre-pubescent Tom Holland was photographed prancing around in a Spider-Man costume, praying that he’d one day get the opportunity to portray Peter Parker on the big screen. Having set the Box Office ablaze late last year with Spider-Man: No Way Home, Sony Pictures’ go-to guy has been roped back in for PlayStation Productions’ debut project. But while this glossy green screen spectacle packs plenty of action into its sub-two hour running time, we’re not entirely sure who it’s for.

With its 2007 PlayStation 3 exclusive Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, and subsequent successors, developer Naughty Dog’s primary ambition was to create a summer blockbuster you could control. But by taking the DualShock away, this globe-trotting origin story treads a very familiar path to the likes of Indiana Jones and National Treasure. It all ends up feeling a little too familiar, and while Holland strikes a fine balance as the film’s protagonist – the narcissistic-heart-of-gold-petty-thief named Nathan Drake – the rest of the cast fail to fill their roles with anywhere near as much conviction.

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