The movie was neck-and-neck with 'Barbie' in its first weekend of domestic release.
The Big Picture Several factors came into play for Sony’s Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story to hit the $50 million mark at the global box office in what is largely being considered its debut weekend. First, the movie opened in key international markets two weeks prior to its stateside release, which, if you’d remember, was pushed by a couple of weeks at the last minute.
This led to the movie grossing an extra $3.9 million in addition to the $1.4 million that it made from Thursday previews. While it took the top spot in its first weekend domestically, there is some dispute over Sony’s methods, because without the extra $3.9 million, Warner Bros. is claiming that it would fall behind their holdover hit Barbie.
All of this is to say that Gran Turismo has made $17.3 million domestically, and another $36 million from overseas markets, for a running global haul of $53 million. Sony believed in this movie, which is why it conducted to sneak previews to build buzz. And this confidence seems to have been validated, at least partially; the movie received a solid A CinemaScore from opening day audiences, even if critical reviews remain decidedly more mixed.
Sony Kept the Film's Budget Tight The studio also kept costs tight on the picture; Gran Turismo only cost a reported $60 million to produce, as opposed to Sony's last PlayStation movie, Uncharted, which is said to have cost twice as much. Based on the long-running racing game series of the same name, Gran Turismo is being sold as an inspiring fact-based tale.
Gran Turismo also marks a comeback of sorts for director Neill Blomkamp, who rose to fame after directing the acclaimed 2009 science-fiction film District 9 but saw his 2015 film, Chappie, fail to perform. Although he did direct the lowkey 2021 horror title Demonic, Gran Turismo is effectively his first major studio gig since his planned fifth Alien movie fell apart. The film also stars David Harbour, Orlando Bloom and Djimon Hounsou in supporting roles.
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