Screen Rant

Why was Good Boys a box office hit, but Booksmart not? 1 / 9

Both were coming-of-age comedies doing a riff on the Superbad premise. 2 / 9

But Good Boys made $21 million in its opening weekend, compared to $22 million total for Booksmart. 3 / 9

Booksmart came out in late May, during the thick of summer movie season. 4 / 9

It faced tough competition from blockbusters like Aladdin and Avengers: Endgame. 5 / 9

Good Boys released in mid-August when many of the summer movies had already completed their runs. 6 / 9

Good Boys was also distributed by Universal, a major studio with more resources for marketing and distribution. 7 / 9

Annapurna could only do so much while pushing Booksmart. 8 / 9

Still, Booksmart turned a small profit thanks to its $6 million budget and Olivia Wilde's directing career is blossoming. 9 / 9