Dog: Channing Tatum’s Buddy Adventure with Canine is Commercial Hit

February 20, 2022 by

February 20, 2022–The Channing Tatum star vehicle, Dog, also opened ahead of expectations, grossing about $18.1 million for the four-day holiday weekend, including $15.1 million for the three days.

 

Channing Tatum

The Channing Tatum star vehicle, Dog, also opened ahead of expectations, grossing about $18.1 million for the four-day holiday weekend, including $15.1 million for the three days.

Tatum co-directed the passion project alongside his Magic Mike collaborator Reid Carolin.

Inspired by 2017’s HBO documentary War Dog: A Soldier’s Best Friend, the film follows Jackson Briggs, an Army Ranger desperate to see action again after getting sidelined by a brain injury that induces seizures.

To get back into his commanding officer’s good graces, he accepts an assignment to drive Lulu, an Army dog who served in Afghanistan, some 1,500 miles in his lovingly restored ’84 Bronco so the canine, herself traumatized by her wartime experiences, can attend the funeral of her late handler.

Movie for Older Females

The movie, which skewed female and older, secured strong exits and an A- CinemaScore.

It played best in the West, South and Midwest.

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