{"id":29660,"date":"2024-05-20T20:31:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T00:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/entertainment\/if-john-krasinskis-passion-project-debuts-at-no-1-at-the-box-office\/20\/05\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T20:31:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T00:31:41","slug":"if-john-krasinskis-passion-project-debuts-at-no-1-at-the-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/entertainment\/if-john-krasinskis-passion-project-debuts-at-no-1-at-the-box-office\/20\/05\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;IF&#8217;: John Krasinski&#8217;s Passion Project Debuts at No. 1 at the Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Writer-director\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/people\/john-krasinski\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">John Krasinski<\/a><span> returns to the box office\u00a0with\u00a0<\/span><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/if-trailer-check-out-john-krasinskis-imaginary-friends-movie-starring-ryan-reynolds-216537\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">IF<\/a><span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span>his whimsical comedy that&#8217;s bringing imaginary friends to the big screen. The family-friendly flick\u00a0earned\u00a0$33.7 million its opening weekend, a good start for the latest Krasinski-directed project since\u00a0<\/span><i><span>A Quiet Place Part II<\/span><\/i><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The star-studded cast includes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/people\/ryan-reynolds\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Reynolds<\/a><span>, Cailey Fleming, as well\u00a0as\u00a0the voices of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/people\/emily-blunt\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Blunt<\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/people\/steve-carrell\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Steve\u00a0Carell<\/a><span>\u00a0and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/people\/brad-pitt\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Brad Pitt<\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Krasinski\u00a0told ET&#8217;s\u00a0Rachel Smith that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/emily-blunt-reveals-why-seeing-if-was-overwhelming-for-her-and-john-krasinskis-kids-exclusive\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">his own daughters<\/a><span>,10-year-old Hazel and 7-year-old Violet,\u00a0lent\u00a0their creative expertise to the project too. &#8220;I pitched them the movie as I was writing. I had sketches,\u00a0I&#8217;m\u00a0a terrible artist, but I showed them what Blue would look like\u2026what Blossom would look like. And they loved\u00a0it,&#8221; he shared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It appears audiences are also loving it, as the film earned an &#8220;A&#8221; rating on CinemaScore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>RELATED CONTENT:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/if-john-krasinskis-passion-project-debuts-at-no-1-at-the-box-office-225831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writer-director&nbsp;John Krasinski returns to the box office&nbsp;with&nbsp;IF,&nbsp;his whimsical comedy that&rsquo;s bringing imaginary friends to the big screen. 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