The Naked Gun Reboot Delivers Nostalgia And Laughs, Nears $50 Million Domestic
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- Domestic total sits near $42M, worldwide about $73M as of Aug 17.
- Opened Aug 1 with $16.8M and has held with an A- CinemaScore.
- Stars Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson, directed by Akiva Schaffer.
- Last weekend added $8.3M in the frame, signaling steady legs.
The Naked Gun is doing more than tickle nostalgia. Paramount’s spoof is closing in on the fifty million mark in North America while pushing past seventy million worldwide, a healthy run for a late summer comedy. Strong audience marks and a brisk runtime have helped it play broadly and keep post debut drops manageable.
The film opened August 1 with a sixteen point eight million start, then settled into consistent weekday and second weekend business. It pairs Liam Neeson’s deadpan with Pamela Anderson’s scene stealing turn, under Akiva Schaffer’s direction, and leans into sight gags and one liners that echo the Leslie Nielsen era without feeling stuck in the past.
Momentum looks durable into the back half of August as premium titles rotate and theaters look for crowd pleasers with quick turnover. With steady holds and more international play, the reboot is positioned to cross fifty million domestic soon while adding to its global tally.
