Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper may seem like an unlikely duo but the pair propelled A Star Is Born to new heights.
The classic tale has been told four times since the original 1937 film.
In this recent adaptation, Cooper is the auteur as well as the star, garnering critical reception for his portrayal of the alcohol-soaked Jackson Maine.
How much has A Star Is Born made at the box office?
A Star Is Born still has the rest of its opening weekend to get through, but early projections look promising.
The love story is set to surpass its initial estimation of £22.9 million ($30m).
A Star Is Born is on track to earn £33.5m ($44m) for its opening weekend domestically.
Globally, the movie is predicted to earn over £38.11m ($50M).
Thursday night previews saw A Star Is Born earn £2.5m ($3.2 million).
The movie also took in another £1.03m ($1.35m) from special screenings on Tuesday and Wednesday night.
A Star Is Born is playing on 3,686 screens during its opening weekend.
The commercial success of A Star Is Born makes perfect sense after the critical reception from its premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
Fandango.com, the American ticketing website, reported A Star is Born had sold out hundreds of preview showtimes and outpaced previous October hits.
This includes blockbusters like The Martian, Gravity and Gone Girl at the same point in the Fandango sales cycle.
Lady Gaga fans pushed the movie into the news cycle for a reason wholly unrelated to the star's performance.
News of fans acting as trolls on Twitter became widespread as they flooded the social media site with bad reviews of Venom.
Venom and A Star Is Born had their US and UK debuts on the same day.
This led some fans to worry the competition from the Marvel-based film would jeopardise A Star Is Born's turnout.
The demographics for each film are very different, and projected earnings for both movies indicate unmitigated success.
A Star Is Born is in cinemas now.
Source : express
