Overview
- The reboot amassed over $28 million globally in its first weekend, including $17 million in North America
- Critics and audiences praised its rapid-fire humor and affectionate nods to the original Naked Gun trilogy
- Paramount approved the film after Neeson’s unconventional five-minute proof-of-concept scene lampooned studio executives
- Original director David Zucker refused an executive producer credit and confirmed he will not watch the new installment
- Liam Neeson described the revival as a standalone entry with no plans to reprise Frank Drebin Jr. in a sequel