The action-adventure fantasy film series Dungeons & Dragons is based on the tabletop role-playing game of the same name, which is owned by Wizards of the Coast at the present time. There were three installments in the original trilogy: a theatrical film, a TV movie, and a VHS release.
A new version of the film is being developed by Paramount Pictures, and it is scheduled to be released on March 31, 2023.
The Dungeons & Dragons Movie Is Taking Over John Wick 4
This weekend’s box office competition is sure to be exciting, with Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves going up against John Wick: Chapter 4.
Dungeons & Dragons, directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, boasts an all-star ensemble including Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head, and Hugh Grant, and is based on Hasbro’s seminal role-playing game.
Early audience reaction and outstanding reviews praising the movie’s keen sense of adventure and joyful mood have many box office analysts anticipating a larger opening weekend than the tracking predicts (about $30 million).
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The major budget fantasy film, which reportedly cost $150 million to make before marketing, was co-produced and co-financed by Paramount and eOne, which is owned by Hasbro. eOne, which handles international distribution, is releasing the movie in the United Kingdom and more than 50 other countries.
The original Dungeons & Dragons tabletop game was released in 1974. The game went on to be the basis for books, TV shows, video games, and movies, including New Line’s unsuccessful 2000 film. Honor Among Thieves has the potential to kick off a new film series for Paramount and eOne. And it broadens Hasbro’s D&D setting in general. You can also check the official tweet by Dungeons & Dragons Movie below.
We’ve heard concerns from parents that this movie “glorifies thieves”, and we want to reassure them that it also glorifies smashing people in the face with a lute. #DnDMovie pic.twitter.com/foDThk6ZXk
— Dungeons & Dragons Movie (@DnDMovie) March 22, 2023
Video game and tabletop game adaptations have always faced challenges, although recent successes in the video game field include the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise at Paramount and Sony’s Uncharted, which opened to $44 million.
With its world premiere at Austin’s South by Southwest festival earlier this month, Dungeons & Dragons is gunning for the weekend’s top spot at the box office.
John Wick: Chapter 4, from Lionsgate, opened to a massive $73.8 million last weekend and is expected to make $30 million or more in its second weekend. (The good thing about Dungeons & Dragons is that it can replace John Wick in premium format theaters.)
In her review for The Hollywood Reporter, Lovia Gyarkye says “The duo behind Game Night have created an adaptation that will appeal to the nostalgic side of existing fans and entertain those whose eyes glaze over at the mention of Dungeon Masters, bards or druids. This version of Dungeons & Dragons not only checks the boxes of a satisfying studio blockbuster; it arrives at a cultural moment that embraces — even fiends for — the epic fantasy adventure.”
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