OPENINGS: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 (Lionsgate) roared to a $73.5M start, more than 20% higher than its predecessor Parabellum‘s $56.8M. If it holds at that pace–and it has no direct competition until Renfield on April 14–it should become the first title in the franchise to pass $200M in the US. (Already, Lionsgate is pushing […]
HOLDOVERS: Pandemic box office champion SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (Marvel/Columbia/Sony) had no trouble keeping its throne over New Year’s weekend, down 38% to $52.7M, with a running US total of $609.9M. The January ahead is sparse on competition, so the film should top $700M, which will make it the #2 MCU title in the […]
OPENINGS: Jordan Peele’s NOPE (Universal) premiered on the lower end of expectations at $44M. That’s a significant number for a project that isn’t based on preexisting IP, but down 38% from Peele’s US, and Nope reportedly cost about $40-50M more than US to produce. Add the fact that Peele’s films haven’t performed particularly well […]
OPENINGS: JASON BOURNE (Perfect World/Universal) is claiming a $60M US start, although as is par for the course, that number includes an aggressive Sunday estimate and could come down a bit on Monday. In any case, it will be the #2 opening for the franchise, behind the $69.3M for 2007’s Bourne Ultimatum. That film […]
Updated worldwide box office chart for 2013 North American films. Also, click here for a summary of worldwide performance by studio.
>Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 is now closing in on $275 million overseas to date (close to the expected domestic final tally), as it approaches $600 million worldwide. One level down, The Adventures of Tintin has broken $200 million overseas and could be a $400 million worldwide picture if it does at least decently […]
OPENINGS: UNCHARTED (Columbia/Sony) had a strong start with $44.2M ($51M with the holiday Monday), once again largely due to the M18-34 demo, but also suggesting that Tom Holland may be emerging as an action star even without webs to spin. (Of course it didn’t hurt that Uncharted followed his mega-smash Spider-Man so closely that […]
OPENINGS: WRATH OF MAN (Miramax/UA/MGM) held solidly through the weekend and emerged with $8.1M, better than Nobody‘s recent $6.8M start, and not too far below the $10.7M for Guy Ritchie’s pre-pandemic The Gentlemen. That film ended up with $36.5M in the US, and with the relative lack of competition Wrath faces, it could also […]