Can 'Power Rangers' Morph Its Solid Opening Into a Franchise- Launching Success? Nostalgia reigned again at the box office this weekend, as Lionsgate’s “Power Rangers” beat box office analyst expectations thanks to a combination of family and millennial audiences, bringing in an opening bow of $4.

The question now, though, is whether the $1. TV series can earn enough at the box office to morph into a franchise.

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The film sets the stage for a potential sequel with a post- credits sequence teasing the coming of one of the TV series’ most famous characters, Tommy Oliver, a. David Spitz, Lionsgate’s domestic theatrical distribution president, told The. Wrap that the studio selected a late March release to capitalize on the spring break season for college- age moviegoers who watched “Power Rangers” growing up. He also noted that Lionsgate had enjoyed great success in this release slot in years past, most notably in 2.

The Hunger Games.”This allowed “Rangers” to get strong traction with the 1. On the family side, there’s Dream. Works Animation’s “The Boss Baby,” while on the adult- action side, there’s Paramount’s “Ghost in The Shell.” The presence of both films at theaters could divide audience attention and make it difficult for “Power Rangers” to get a strong holdover. Trackers have “Boss Baby” making between $3.

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Ghost in the Shell” making around $2. Also Read: Why Krispy Kreme Is All Over 'Power Rangers'But even if “Rangers” suffers a tough domestic drop- off, it could still find success overseas. The film made $1. U. K. The film will open in two weeks in 1. European countries, including France, Belgium, Spain and Italy.

It will be released in South Korea on April 2. July 1. 5, it will be released in Japan, home of the “Super Sentai” series that “Power Rangers” is based on.“Power Rangers” could also find a strong opening in China, where a release date has not yet been set. Chinese moviegoers have been very receptive to movies with the sort of giant robots and monster fight scenes that “Power Rangers” has built its name on for the past quarter- century.

This past weekend, “Kong: Skull Island” got the second- highest opening weekend of 2. China with a $7. 2 million bow; and in 2.

Pacific Rim” made just short of $1. Chinese run. With “Power Rangers” just getting started in Asia, there’s still plenty of opportunities for it to join the likes of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “Transformers” in the ranks of campy Saturday morning TV classics that used nostalgia to make the leap from the small screen to the big screen. If it can pull that off, the franchise will have plenty of story arcs from the original series it can mine for sequel material, particularly with the arrival of the Green Ranger, whose introduction in a five- part miniseries during the TV show’s first season became extremely popular with hardcore fans. After 2. 4 years on the air, . But what happened to the original team that excited little kids and sent action figures flying off the shelves back in 1. Here's where the original Rangers, allies and villains are now.

AUSTIN ST. JOHN (Red Ranger): The Taekwondo and judo black belt who played team leader Jason Scott Lee went on to work as an overseas paramedic, according to his Facebook profile. After leaving . But before that, she starred in two movies outside of the . In a 2. 01. 0 interview, he revealed his departure was due to harassment from the production crew over his homosexuality. He's recently worked as a reality TV producer on shows like . John and Walter Emanuel Jones. WALTER JONES (Black Ranger): This 4.

Zack Taylor for one- and- a- half seasons before leaving with Trang and St. He had a cameo role in later . He has dozens of voice, film and TV guest roles to his name, including a bit role in . Outside of . Schrier played Bulk in two more seasons in 1.

Narvy having guest appearances as Skull in both. Both actors remain friends to this day and have appeared at .

MANAHAN (Zordon): Manahan became the voice of the Rangers' mentor midway through the first season and remained in the role until Zordon's final appearance on the show in 1. Manahan died in 2. But what happened to the original team that excited little kids and sent action figures flying off the shelves back in 1. Here's where the original Rangers, allies and villains are now.