Despite concerns the delta variant would keep moviegoers at home, Ryan Reynolds' sci-fi action comedy 'Free Guy' had a better-than-expected start at the domestic box office.

Box Office: 'Free Guy' debuts at No. 1 with surprisingly strong $28.4 million

In the face of relentless headlines about war, disease and apocalyptic climate change, "Stranger Things" maestro Shawn Levy is offering an "antidote" to the misery with a story about hope, kindness and the very human tendency to transcend the sometimes grim realities of everyday life.

In summer blockbuster 'Free Guy', life is but a video game

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Box Office: 'Free Guy' debuts at No. 1 with surprisingly strong $28.4 million

In summer blockbuster 'Free Guy', life is but a video game