'Kong' Beats His Chest On Saturday: Weekend Opening Nears $60M - Late Night Update

SUNDAY, 12:40AM: There it is. There’s that great word of mouth working in Kong: Skull Island‘s favor. In late night industry estimates, the Warner Bros./Legendary monster movie is +18% from Friday’s $20.2M for a Saturday of $23.9M putting the great ape’s opening between $58.5M-$60.7M. On the high end, that’s a 35% improvement on the pic’s projections four weeks ago, and $10M higher from where we originally thought Kong would land. Reviewers already knew Kong: Skull Islan…