Based on its $71.5 million global opening weekend, Paramount/eOne’s “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” may face two opposing paths — one to success, the other to failure.
In one universe, “Dungeons & Dragons” turns its rather modest theatrical launch — $37.2 million opening in North America — into a month-long run of robust ticket sales thanks to its excellent word of mouth. In the other, those strong reviews fail to draw enough ticket sales for “Dungeons & Dragons” to turn a theatrical profit against its $150 million budget before marketing, and Paramount is left to turn to digital on-demand and other post-theatrical streams to make back its investment.