James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ Seizes $4.1M On Thursday Night, Biggest For R-Rated Film During Pandemic

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Warner Bros. fired up James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad last night, the studio’s first Thursday preview in a long time arguably since pre-pandemic; the DC R-rated ensemble seeing $4.1M off showtimes that began at 7PM; the biggest for a R-rated movie during the pandemic.Previously, Universal/Blumhouse’s R-rated The Forever Purge made $1.3M on its Thursday night.

The Suicide Squad‘s Thursday is also a hair ahead of its previous DC spinoff Birds of Prey which did $4M on its Thursday before the pandemic in February 2020 which translated to a $12.9M first Friday and $33M opening weekend.

As per WarnerMedia’s pandemic plan, The Suicide Squad is playing in both theaters and in homes on HBO Max. The Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker’s take on the DC