Universal/Illumination’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie held strong in weekend No. 2, grossing a whopping $87M at the domestic box office and besting even the loftiest projections for this week’s box office results. Per Deadline, the number marks the best second weekend ever for an animated film, topping previous record-holder Frozen II ($85.9M). How high… Read More »
Paramount/eOne’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves took the No. 1 spot at the domestic and worldwide box office this weekend. Deadline reports the fantasy adventure starring Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez took in $38.5M stateside and $33M internationally for a $71.5M global start. Those numbers beat projections, but the trade notes the ticket sales… Read More »
The excellent John Wick: Chapter 4 got off to a rockin’ start at the domestic and worldwide box office this weekend. Domestically, the action sequel hauled a massive $73.5 million, while the international cume is an impressive $64 million — both franchise bests — for a worldwide take of $137.5 million. Per Deadline, that marks Keanu Reeves’… Read More »
Shazam! Fury of the Gods didn’t get off the ground this weekend, grossing just $30.5 million in its debut frame from 4,071 theaters, according to Deadline. For comparison’s sake, the original Shazam! sold $53 million worth of tickets during its opening weekend back in 2019. Internationally, the DC superhero sequel fell way short of expectations… Read More »
Score one for Michael B. Jordan as his directorial debut, Creed III, just rocketed past expectations and opened with a sensational $58.6 million — a franchise record, according to Deadline, and the best opening for a sports movie ever. Internationally, the Rocky sequel (the first without Sylvester Stallone) earned $41.8M en route to a $100.4… Read More »
In a tale of contradictions, Elizabeth Banks’ B-movie slaughterhouse Cocaine Bear and the Lionsgate feature Jesus Revolution surpassed expectations. Cocaine Bear collected $23.09 million, while Jesus Revolution picked up $15.5 million in their debut weeks at the domestic box office, per Deadline. That was enough for second and third-place finishes, though neither was able to… Read More »
Magic Mike’s Last Dance bested a double dose of James Cameron at the domestic box office this slow Super Bowl weekend, earning $8.2 million from 1,500 theaters, enough to take the top spot on the Top 10 chart, per Deadline. That’s the lowest debut (by far) for any film in the Magic Mike franchise. The… Read More »
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water continues to play well even after six weeks of release. The big-budget sequel hauled in $19.7 million over the weekend, which puts its domestic total at $597.9 million. Internationally, the pic has grossed $1.426 billion, meaning its global tally has swam past the $2 billion mark — just… Read More »
In a surprising twist, the Blumhouse thriller M3GAN proved quite formidable at the January box office, pulling in a terrific $30.2 million in its debut weekend after posting an $11.7 million Saturday, per Deadline. Another example of why studios continue to count on low-budget horror films (M3GAN was produced for just $12 million) for easy… Read More »
Unsurprisingly, James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water continued its reign at the worldwide box office over the New Year’s holiday. In fact, the sequel surpassed expectations after picking up $24.4 million on Sunday — the third-best New Year’s Day haul ever behind The Force Awakens ($34.3 million) and the original Avatar ($25.2 million), per Deadline. As such, Cameron’s epic collected $66.8… Read More »