‘Uncharted’ Charts Course for $45 Million-Plus Extended Holiday Opening

Sony Pictures’ “Uncharted” is off to a solid start at the box office, earning $15.4 million from 4,275 theaters on opening day and is now projected by Sony for an extended Presidents Day weekend opening of around $45 million with some industry estimates projecting a $50 million launch.Before release, trackers were projecting an extended opening in the $30 million range for this video game adaptation starring “Spider-Man: No Way Home” actor Tom Holland. While critics gave the film negative reviews with a 39% Rotten Tomatoes score, audiences have embraced it as a fun popcorn film, giving it a B+ on CinemaScore and an 89% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.Sony is hoping that “Uncharted” will be the start of a new franchise as it begins to mine its collection of Playstation games for potential adaptations. But with a $120 million budget before marketing, it’s still unclear how profitable this blockbuster will be with “The Batman” expected...