{"id":1988751,"date":"2025-08-30T19:17:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T19:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1988751"},"modified":"2025-08-30T19:17:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T19:17:16","slug":"caught-stealing-stole-audiences-hearts-on-its-opening-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/caught-stealing-stole-audiences-hearts-on-its-opening-day\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Caught Stealing\u2019\u00a0stole audiences&#8217; hearts on its opening day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F08%2F110360983.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It stole audiences\u2019 hearts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaught Stealing\u201d was No. 1 at the box office on Friday, its opener, raking in $3.2 million, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenumbers.com\/daily-box-office-chart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to The Numbers<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/27\/entertainment\/caught-stealing-review-austin-butler-in-a-criminal-schlep-through-downtown-nyc\/\">The Post called<\/a> the film \u2014 directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Austin Butler \u2014 \u201can aimless schlep with delusions of grandeur.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crime thriller is slated to take in $9.5 million over the four-day holiday weekend, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/caught-stealing-roses-opening-day-weapons-1236502671\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Universal\u2019s 50th anniversary re-release of \u201cJaws\u201d swiftly swam to second, with sales of $3.08 million.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Zoe Kravitz and Austin Butler star in \u201cCaught Stealing.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Sony Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Spielberg thriller, which debuted in 1975, returned to theaters on Friday and is expected to reel in $9.7 million this four-day weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In third was \u2018Weapons,\u201d which was finally dethroned after spending three Fridays at No. 1 since its opening, finished in third with a $2.7 million take.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Roses\u201d \u2014 a remake of the 1989 Michael Douglas-Kathleen Turner film \u201cThe War of the Roses\u201d \u2014 took fourth, earning $2.4 million on its opener Friday. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cJaws\u201d returned to theaters Friday in celebration of its 50th anniversary.  <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In the horror-mystery \u201cWeapons,\u201d Cary Christopher plays the only child in his class who doesn\u2019t go missing. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/28\/entertainment\/the-roses-review-boring-battle-from-benedict-cumberbatch-olivia-colman\/\">The Post called<\/a> it \u201ca boring battle\u201d and said its stars, Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman, play characters who are \u201can unappetizing\u00a0and\u00a0cringey pair that would push a\u00a0person to find any excuse to sprint out of an awkward dinner party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFreakier Friday,\u201d\u00a0which ran second last Friday, fell to fifth place this time around, earning $1.7 million in revenue.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It stole audiences\u2019 hearts. \u201cCaught Stealing\u201d was No. 1 at the box office on Friday, its opener, raking in $3.2 million, according to The Numbers.\u00a0 The Post called the film \u2014 directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Austin Butler \u2014 \u201can aimless schlep with delusions of grandeur.\u201d The crime thriller is slated to take in 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