“Get Hard,” the R-rated comedy starring Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart, laughed its way to $1.8 million at the box office at late shows Thursday night.
The Warner Bros. release is expected to take in around $35 million and top the weekend, but DreamWorks Animation’s family film “Home,” which brought in a strong $650,000 Thursday night, shouldn’t be far behind.
It was a promising start for both of the frontrunners. The “Get Hard” number is better than the $1.1 million that “Ride Along,” which paired Hart with Ice Cube in another buddy comedy, managed on Thursday before going on to a $41 million debut last January.