Space Jam: A New Legacy ‘s opening reps the biggest for Warner Bros. during the pandemic, besting Godzilla vs. Kong ‘s 3-day of $28.2M and the best opening for a family movie.

More from Deadline: “Space Jam: A New Legacy‘s opening reps the biggest for Warner Bros. during the pandemic, besting Godzilla vs. Kong‘s 3-day of $28.2M and the best opening for a family movie.

In that opening act, we’re left with Don Cheadle — hamming it up on a green-screen stage in various sparkle suits, as new baddie Al-G Rhythm — to carry us through a thick gloop of exposition.

Sunday AM Update: Even with Space Jam: A New Legacy in homes on HBO Max, Warner Bros. proves again that when they shell out on TV spots, they can open the film in movie theaters to a solid number ...

Come for the corporate merger. Stay for the product placement. Space Jam is one of those movies that gets a free nostalgia pass on several accounts. A late 20th-century revival for the Looney ...

For my generation, Space Jam is gold-standard nostalgia. The lasting affection for the film is being reaffirmed with the reissue of its soundtrack (you'll even be able to pick it up on vinyl).

The Tune Squad ruled over the court and box office charts this weekend. In an unexpected win, “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” which sees LeBron James team up with the animated Looney Tunes crew ...

No one expected Space Jam: A New Legacy, considering its origins, to be anything other than cynical. But at its weakest, it can’t even function as effective marketing material.

Most will be familiar with the 90s classic 'Space Jam'. In spite of a mixed critical reception, it has become something of a cult classic. A sequel is in the works.

The same line appears in “Space Jam,” in a restaging of the retirement news conference, and in light of the earlier scene with Jordan’s dad, the moment has a special emphasis.

Space Jam: A New Legacy has proved a slam dunk by taking $31.6m (£23.8m) in its opening weekend to top the North American box office. A joint streaming release, it sets a pandemic-era record for ...

"Space Jam: A New Legacy," starring Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and the Looney Tunes, outperformed expectations on opening night Friday, grossing $13.1 million at nearly 4,000 theaters ...