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The new movie Reagan, starring Dennis Quaid as the 40th U.S. president, is a hit with audiences, earning an “A” on CinemaScore and a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film, which opened Friday, chronicles Ronald Reagan’s journey from his boyhood in Illinois to Hollywood and eventually to his political career. The cast includes Penelope Ann Miller as Nancy Reagan, Mena Suvari as Reagan’s first wife, Jane Wyman, and Jon Voight as a former Soviet KGB agent, who narrates Reagan’s Cold War victory.
Audiences are responding enthusiastically to Reagan. The film has earned an “A” on CinemaScore, a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes’ Popcornmeter, and 4.5 stars on PostTrak.
According to Deadline, Reagan is projected to earn $9 million over the Labor Day weekend, placing it fourth after Deadpool & Wolverine, Alien: Romulus, and It Ends with Us. On Friday, it ranked as the No. 2 movie at the domestic box office, just behind Deadpool & Wolverine.
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