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<\/p>\nBlack Panther\u00a0finally crossed the $700 million mark at the domestic box office on its 170th day of release. The MCU action drama has now earned $700.004m just shy of six months after its mid-February debut.<\/p>\n
It is the third movie to cross this milestone, after James Cameron\u2019s\u00a0Avatar\u00a0(on day 72) and J.J. Abrams\u2019\u00a0Star Wars: The Force Awakens\u00a0(on day 16). The picture has earned 3.45x its $202m Fri-Sun debut, making it the second-leggiest MCU movie behind\u00a0Guardians of the Galaxy\u00a0($333m\/$94m in 2014). It is also the second-leggiest $200m+ opener behind\u00a0The Force Awakens. Maybe it\u2019ll crawl to $700.007m and call it a day.<\/p>\n
It has earned an additional $6.5 million since its May 8 digital HD debut and $3.5m since its May 15 DVD\/Blu-ray debut. Please cool it with the conspiracy theories or the notions that putting it out on DVD\/Blu in May meant that Disney didn\u2019t believe in the movie.<\/p>\n
It debuted in post-theatrical in about the same amount of time as any modern release (Avengers: Infinity War\u00a0just dropped on digital just over three months after its theatrical launch). I\u2019m guessing if they didn\u2019t believe in the movie that they wouldn\u2019t have spent $200m to produce and about as much to market the movie in the first place.<\/p>\n
Universal\/Comcast\u00a0Corp.\u2019s\u00a0Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again\u00a0earned another $9.09 million (-40%) weekend for a $91.335m 17-day domestic cume. It\u2019s still looking like around $110m domestic total for the $75m musical sequel. I still find it hilarious that\u00a0Meryl Streep\u00a0will score one of her biggest-ever hits from a film in which she barely appears (and yet was heavily featured in the advertising).<\/p>\n
Oh, and it has already earned $230.5m worldwide, including, uh, $300k in China. Oh well, the Lily James\/Amanda Seyfried flick doesn\u2019t need China to be a huge hit. It has already earned $51m in the UK, or nearly 4.25x its $12m debut.<\/p>\n
Sony\u2019s\u00a0The Equalizer 2\u00a0earned another $8.83 million, which is a solid hold of 39%. That gives the action sequel a $79.886m 17-day total. At a glance, the Denzel\u00a0Washington\u00a0thriller is still looking like a $100m+ domestic earner.<\/p>\n
Unless it collapses overseas, we may see\u00a0The Equalizer 3\u00a0in a few years. Sony\u2019s\u00a0Hotel Transylvania 3\u00a0earned $2.425m (-35%) on its fourth Friday for a likely $8.2m (-34%) weekend and $136.456m 24-day cume. Yeah, it\u2019ll still top $150m by the end. I don\u2019t have the overseas updates yet, but it\u2019s way over $300m on an $80m budget.<\/p>\n
Walt Disney\u2019s\u00a0Ant-Man and the Wasp\u00a0earned another $6.188 million (-27%) this weekend for a $195.469m cume. It\u2019ll pass $200m by the end of next weekend. It has earned $426m worldwide on a $165m budget, and whether it ends up closer to $500m or $600m worldwide depends on how it performs in China (Aug. 24) and the rest of its upcoming territories over the next month.<\/p>\n
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It may not be breaking records, but it\u2019s still in the realm of \u201cokay\u201d even for an MCU sequel.<\/p>\n
Not to be outdone by T\u2019Challa (or Ethan Hunt),\u00a0Incredibles 2\u00a0earned $5 million (-33%) in its eighth weekend and $583m domestic total. Heck, an\u00a0Oscar\u00a0reason push (or a\u00a0Ralph Wrecks the Internet\u00a0double feature) could push this one over $600m domestic. Either way, with $1.047 billion worldwide, it is now the 27th-biggest global grosser of all time.<\/p>\n
Not holding up so well was\u00a0Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, which earned $4.86 million (-53%) in its second weekend. That gives the Warner Bros.\/Time Warner Inc. toon a $20.785m ten-day cume. That\u2019s a harsh drop for a toon, especially one that didn\u2019t open that hot in the first place.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, the $10m DC superhero comedy should wrap up with around $30m domestic, which is more than enough to justify itself. And considering the reviews, we have to consider the possibility that it\u2019ll end up with a Best Animated Feature Oscar nomination next year.<\/p>\n
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom\u00a0earned $4.01 million (-40%) in its seventh weekend for a new $405.618m domestic cume. That puts it over\u00a0Jurassic Park\u2019s $402m cume (counting the 2013 3D reissue) and makes it Universal\/Comcast Corp.\u2019s second-biggest domestic grosser (sans inflation) behind\u00a0E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial\u00a0($435m counting the reissues) and\u00a0Jurassic World\u00a0($652m in 2015).<\/p>\n
With $1.26 billion, it\u2019s also Universal\u2019s third-biggest global earner behind\u00a0Furious 7\u00a0($1.5b) and\u00a0Jurassic World\u00a0($1.672b). So, yeah, considering Universal and friends spent $170m on this J.A. Bayona-directed sequel, I think they can handle an underperforming\u00a0Skyscraper\u00a0or two.<\/p>\n
A24 expanded\u00a0Eighth Grade\u00a0into 1,0084 theaters yesterday and earned $2.87 million (+125%) for their troubles. The acclaimed coming-of-age dramedy has earned a promising $6.581m 24-day total. I meant to catch it yesterday, but life got in the way.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s totally on my radar next week, especially since I\u2019m relatively light on screenings between now and late August. Dwayne Johnson\u2019s\u00a0Skyscraper\u00a0has earned $285m worldwide, including $94m in China, but just $64.45m domestic. Meanwhile,\u00a0Three Identical Strangers\u00a0has earned $8.5m,\u00a0Sorry to Bother You\u00a0has $14.9m,\u00a0Blindspotting\u00a0as $3.1m and\u00a0Won\u2019t You Be My Neighbor\u00a0has grossed $21m domestic. In more good news for good movies,\u00a0Leave No Trace\u00a0has crossed $5m.<\/p>\n
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Source: Forbes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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