![]() Given the underwhelming turnout for “Dear Evan Hansen,” reigning box office champion “ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” had no trouble staying atop domestic charts, even in its fourth weekend of release. “We hope it points to a good run from here.” “We have very good audience reactions, especially with younger females,” says Jim Orr, Universal’s president of domestic distribution. Since Universal last year hammered out a rare agreement with movie theater chains to put its films online sooner than usual, the coming-of-age story will land on premium video-on-demand platforms on Oct. “Dear Evan Hansen” is playing only in theaters, which could help ticket sales. Around 62% of patrons were female, while 53% were, like Platt, over the age of 25. Moviegoers awarded the film an “A-” CinemaScore, which is exponentially better than its 33% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences, at least the few who bought a ticket on opening weekend, appeared to be less distracted by a high schooler with 5 o’clock shadow. Many criticized the casting choice because Platt is 27 years old and doesn’t look like a teenager. Platt reprised his role as Evan Hansen, an anxious high school student who finds himself tangled in a lie that spirals out of control.
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