B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� punched above its weight at the domestic box office in its first weekend in theaters. The MGM release knocked B次元官网网址淎nt-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaB次元官网网址� out of first place and far surpassed both industry expectations and the opening weekends of the first two movies in the franchise.
Playing in 4,007 locations in North America, B次元官网网址淐reed IIIB次元官网网址� earned an estimated $58.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Going into the weekend, analysts expected the film to open in the $30 million range. The first B次元官网网址淐reedB次元官网网址� debuted to $29 million in 2015 and B次元官网网址淐reed IIB次元官网网址� opened to $35 million in 2018.
Michael B. Jordan made his directorial debut with B次元官网网址淐reed III,B次元官网网址� which pits his character Adonis against a childhood friend, Dame, played by . ItB次元官网网址檚 the first in the Rocky/Creed films to not feature Sylvester Stallone, who chose not to return because of creative differences.
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Strong reviews helped B次元官网网址淐reed III,B次元官网网址� which is currently sitting at an 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, while audiences gave it an A- CinemaScore. The audience was largely male (63%), diverse (36% Black, 28% Latino, 23% white and 13% Asian/other) and young (55% between 18 and 34) according to exit polls.
Over 80% of general audiences said the film was a B次元官网网址渄efinite recommend.B次元官网网址� With Black audiences, that number ballooned to 89%.
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ItB次元官网网址檚 also the most expensive B次元官网网址淐reedB次元官网网址� film, with a reported production budget of $75 million, compared to the others which cost $35 million and $50 million. Internationally, B次元官网网址淐reed IIIB次元官网网址� earned $41.8 million from 75 markets, making its global debut $100.4 million.
ItB次元官网网址檚 a big moment for Amazon, who acquired MGM for $8.5 billion last year, and could have simply released B次元官网网址淐reed IIIB次元官网网址� on its streaming service with a limited theatrical run. But they chose theatrical, and it paid off.
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The companyB次元官网网址檚 next major theatrical release is the Ben Affleck-directed B次元官网网址淎ir,B次元官网网址� starring Matt Damon, out next month.
B次元官网网址淎nt-Man 3B次元官网网址� slipped to a distant second in its third weekend in theaters with $12.5 million from North America and $22 million internationally. The Marvel and Disney filmB次元官网网址檚 global cume now stands at $419.5 million.
Third place went to UniversalB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址� ,B次元官网网址� which added $11 million in its second weekend in theaters to bring its domestic total to $41.3 million.
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Lionsgate and Kingdom Story CompanyB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淛esus RevolutionB次元官网网址� rounded out the top five with $8.7 million. The film starring Kelsey Grammer as a pastor in the 1970s has made $30.5 million in two weekends in theaters against a $15 million production budget.
Opening outside of the top five was Guy RitchieB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淥peration Fortune: Ruse de Guerre,B次元官网网址� a spy caper with Jason Statham, Hugh Grant and Aubrey Plaza that made $3.2 million from 2,168 locations this weekend. The film, originally an STX release, was in distribution limbo for some time. Lionsgate recently stepped in to oversee the domestic rollout.
The success of B次元官网网址淐reed IIIB次元官网网址� bodes well for other releases coming in March, including B次元官网网址淛ohn Wick Chapter 4B次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淪hazam! Fury of the Gods.B次元官网网址�
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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore, with Wednesday through Sunday in parentheses. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. B次元官网网址淐reed III,B次元官网网址� $58.7 million. 2. B次元官网网址淎nt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,B次元官网网址� $12.5 million. 3. B次元官网网址淐ocaine Bear,B次元官网网址� $11 million. 4. B次元官网网址淒emon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba B次元官网网址� To The Swordsmith Village,B次元官网网址� $10.1 million. 5. B次元官网网址淛esus Revolution,B次元官网网址� $8.7 million. 6. B次元官网网址淎vatar: The Way of Water,B次元官网网址� $3.6 million. 7. B次元官网网址淥peration Fortune: Ruse de Guerre,B次元官网网址� $3.2 million. 8. B次元官网网址淧uss in Boots: The Last Wish,B次元官网网址� $2.7 million. 9. B次元官网网址淢agic MikeB次元官网网址檚 Last Dance,B次元官网网址� $1.2 million. 10. B次元官网网址�80 for Brady,B次元官网网址� $845,000.
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