News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Wednesday January 15, 2014: Actor and Stand-Up comedian, Kevin Hart, pose for photographers outside the Ed Sullivan Theater, as he arrived for his taping on the Late Show with David Letterman, Wednesday January 15, 2014, in New York City.
Hart and Ice Cube new buddy cop comedy “Ride Along” is out this weekend. The $25-million “Ride Along,” from Universal Pictures, marks the first leading role for comedian Hart, who plays a video game-obsessed security guard trying to impress his girlfriend’s brother, a rule-bending Atlanta detective played by Cube.
The new movie could gross $38 million to $40 million in ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada through Monday, likely making it the No. 1 film over the four-day Martin Luther King Day weekend, according to those who have seen pre-release audience surveys.
Universal is projecting a more conservative, but still strong, $30 million. That would put “Ride Along” on par with the studio’s two most recent Martin Luther King Day weekend debuts, last year’s “Mama” and 2012’s “Contraband.”
