Night School surprises no one with a very strong first weekend at the box office.
Expectations were high and Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish delivered. Universal’s comedy Night School has topped the domestic box office with $28 million in ticket sales across theaters in the US and Canada from Friday to Sunday. The film was made for about $29 million.
The film follows high school drop out Hart who is trying to get his G.E.D. and Haddish as the teacher refusing to make it easy for him.
The film reunites Haddish with her Girls Trip director, Malcolm D. Lee, and producer Will Packer.
Night School beat Smallfoot which came in second at the box office earning $23 million. Made for about $80 million it tells the story of a Yeti who forms an unlikely friendship with a human. The film boasts a big voice cast including Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common, LeBron James, and Gina Rodriguez.
Rounding out the top five this weekend are The House With a Clock in Its Walls ($12.5 million), A Simple Favor ($6.6 million) and The Nun ($5.4 million).
