The Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as 91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� roared to an $80 million opening on 3,861 North American screens, according to Sunday studio estimates.
The monster merger from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures starring Rebecca Hall and Brian Tyree Henry brought the second-highest opening in what has been a robust year, falling just short of the the $81.5 million debut of 91裸聊视频淒une: Part 2.91裸聊视频�
Projections had put the the opening weekend of 91裸聊视频淕odzilla x Kong: The New Empire,91裸聊视频� which sees the monsters teaming up instead of squaring up, at closer to $50 million.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a cinematic event, and we91裸聊视频檙e seeing these iconic characters doing things we91裸聊视频檝e never seen them do before,91裸聊视频� said Mary Parent, chairman of worldwide production for Legendary. 91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 big swaths of the film that don91裸聊视频檛 have any dialogue, where we put you with the characters, it91裸聊视频檚 a very mythic experience.91裸聊视频�
Last week91裸聊视频檚 , 91裸聊视频� ,91裸聊视频� was second with $15.7 million for a two-week total of $73.4 million.
91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� stayed strong in its fifth week, falling in the third spot with an $11.1 million take and a domestic total of $252.4 million.
The last matchup of the two monsters from Warner Bros. and Legendary, 202191裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频� ,91裸聊视频� had a much smaller opening weekend of $48.5 million, but for a film slowed by the coronavirus pandemic and released simultaneously on HBO Max, it was a serious success that signaled what was to come for the pairing.
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The newer film had the second biggest opening of the studios91裸聊视频� broader MonsterVerse franchise. 91裸聊视频淕odzilla91裸聊视频� brought in $93.2 million in 2014. It was the biggest earner in the nearly 70-year cinematic history of the creature that originated and spent most of its screen life in Japan. It earned more than $200 million in North America and more than $500 million globally.
91裸聊视频淕odzilla x Kong91裸聊视频� comes just four months after the most recent Japanese rendition, the critical favorite and
But there was clearly no Godzilla glut for audiences, many of whom were willing to pay extra for IMAX and other special formats.
91裸聊视频淭hese are literally two of the biggest movie stars in the world, and you have to see them on the biggest screen possible with the biggest sound possible,91裸聊视频� said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for data firm Comscore.
The combination of 91裸聊视频淕odzilla x Kong,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淒une Part Two91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淕hostbusters91裸聊视频� has put the year to date 6 percent behind 2023, while it was 20 percent behind on the eve of the March 1 release of 91裸聊视频淒une.91裸聊视频�
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The summer is full of titles that are not guaranteed megahits but could break big, including Ryan Gosling91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Fall Guy91裸聊视频� and the next installments of 91裸聊视频淧lanet of the Apes,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淢ad Max,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淚nside Out91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淒eadpool.91裸聊视频�
That brings cause for optimism as the theatrical movie business seeks to hang on, though it91裸聊视频檚 highly unlikely it will surpass 2023, which saw 91裸聊视频淏arbie91裸聊视频� surpass $1 billion globally with its release-date mate 91裸聊视频淥ppenheimer91裸聊视频� not far behind.
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Estimated ticket sales are for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. 91裸聊视频淕odzilla x Kong: The New Empire,91裸聊视频� 80 million.
2. 91裸聊视频淕hostbusters: Frozen Empire,91裸聊视频� $15.7 million.
3. 91裸聊视频淒une: Part Two,91裸聊视频� $11.1 million.
4. 91裸聊视频淜ung Fu Panda 4,91裸聊视频� $10.2. million.
5. 91裸聊视频淚mmaculate,91裸聊视频� $3.3 million.
6. 91裸聊视频淎rthur the King,91裸聊视频� $2.4 million.
7. 91裸聊视频淟ate Night With the Devil,91裸聊视频� $2.2 million.
8. 91裸聊视频淭illu Square,91裸聊视频� $1.8 million.
9. 91裸聊视频淐rew,91裸聊视频� $1.5 million.
10. 91裸聊视频淚maginary,91裸聊视频� $1.4 million.
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