‘No Hard Feelings’: Jennifer Lawrence-Led Comedy Earns $2M At Box Office From Thursday Showings

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Sony’s new comedy “No Hard Feelings” is making a respectable run at the box office. Deadline reports that the R-rated  film, starring Jennifer Lawrence, has made a tidy $2.15 million from Thursday showings across 2,745 locations.

Predictions hope for that number to rise up to $12M over the weekend, with competition from new releases like “The Flash” and “Asteroid City”. READ MORE: Jennifer Lawrence And ‘No Hard Feelings’ Co-Star Andrew Barth Feldman On Preparing For ‘Weird’ Nude Scenes The film stars Lawrence as a struggling Uber driver who responds to a Craigslist ad from two “wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to ‘date’ their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college,” as per the synopsis. “To her surprise, Maddie soon discovers the awkward Percy is no sure thing.” Critics have been dismissive of the film with a 67% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences seem to be much more appreciative with early reactions at 88% on the site. READ MORE: Jennifer Lawrence Jokes She Did ‘No Hard Feelings’ Because She ‘Owed One’ To Director For Introducing Her To Cooke Maroney Sony Animation’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is still leading the box office, with Pixar’s new animated feature “Elemental” behind in second place.