First Reactions Arrive for David Leitch's How to Rob a Bank

First reactions to David Leitch's comedy heist, How to Rob a Bank, began appearing on social media on Tuesday night, after press screenings earlier that week, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Full reviews are scheduled to publish on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The film opens in theatres worldwide on Friday, Nov. 13.

The movie is an Amazon MGM Studios production. Leitch directed it from a screenplay by Mark Bianculli. The film is a heist comedy, a genre built on a tight plan, a crew with clashing habits, and a job that goes sideways.

Nicholas Hoult leads the cast. He is joined by Zoë Kravitz, Anna Sawai, Rhenzy Feliz, Christian Slater, Pete Davidson and John C. Reilly.

For a studio, the window between first reactions and opening day is a useful one. Early word from people who have seen a film can shape how audiences talk about it in the days before it reaches cinemas. Reviews and reactions are a separate matter from box office, though, and the opening figures will not be known until the weekend's studio estimates arrive. Studio estimates are preliminary numbers that the studio itself releases, and they are later checked against actual ticket sales.

Leitch is a director best known for large-scale action work, and this release places a comedy with a large ensemble cast into a crowded late-autumn calendar. Release dates like this one are set months in advance, after studios weigh competing films and the holiday weeks ahead. Friday's opening will show how audiences respond to the film in its first full weekend.

The reactions and reviews are now public, and the film opens in theatres in two days. The next set of numbers will come from the box office.