OPENINGS: NOBODY (Universal) had a fair start at $6.7M, better than the $4.1M opening for Let Him Go and the $3.1M for The Marksman. Following the Universal pattern it will hit premium VOD after 2 more weekends, and may hope to reach $20M in US theatres. Overseas, it launched with $5M.
The much bigger box office story of the weekend, however, was the international premiere of GODZILLA VS. KONG (Legendary/Warners, US theatres & HBO Max on March 31), which looked like a pre-pandemic level hit with $121.8M in 38 markets. $70.3M of that was from China, where the action spectacle had a stronger opening than the $66M for 2019’s Godzilla: King Of the Monsters.
HOLDOVERS: RAYA & THE LAST DRAGON (Disney, also on Disney+) dropped 32% to $3.5M in its 4th weekend, on track for $35-40M in US theatres. It has $54.2M overseas.
TOM & JERRY (Warners) ended its HBO Max run (for now), and lost 34% to $2.5M in its 5th weekend, reaching for $45M in the US. It’s at $48.3M overseas.
CHAOS WALKING (Lionsgate) will hit premium VOD next weekend, and its 4th and final theatres-only weekend was down 38% to $1.2M, on its way to $15M in the US. It has $5.2M overseas.
THE COURIER (Roadside) fell 45% to $1M from last week’s opening and probably won’t see $10M in the US, with $500K overseas to date.
While the other family movies in the market have dropped more heavily, THE CROODS: A NEW AGE (DreamWorks Animation/Universal) slipped a mere 14% to $500K in its 18th weekend of release, continuing to make its way to Tenet‘s $57.9M, now $1.9M away. Croods has earned $105M overseas.
NEXT WEEK: As noted, Godzilla vs. Kong reaches US shores on Wednesday. On Friday, horror movie THE UNHOLY (Screen Gems/Sony) will arrive.
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