Creed III Hits 58.7 Million Box Office | WGN Radio 720

” Creed III ‘ punched more than its weight at the domestic box office in its opening weekend in theaters. MGM’s release knocked ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumanias’ off his No. 1 spot, far exceeding both industry expectations and the franchise’s first two movie opening weekends.

According to Sunday’s studio estimates, “Creed III” has performed at 4,007 locations across North America, garnering an estimated $58.7 million in ticket sales. Coming into the weekend, analysts expected the film to open in the $30 million range. The first, “Creed,” debuted in 2015 with his $29 million, and “Creed II” came out in 2018 with his $35 million.

Michael B. Jordan made his directorial debut with ‘Creed III’. Jonathan MajorsThis is the first time Sylvester Stallone didn’t appear in a Rocky/Creed movie.

“This exceeded all our expectations. And we knew there was something special — we tested the film and it was great, but the public gave a very big reaction to it. “Everything was fine here, starting with the movie itself… when they gave it to us, it was up to us to make sure we didn’t break it.” We didn’t.”

With a current 87% viewership rating on Rotten Tomatoes, “Creed III” is critically acclaimed and has received an A-CinemaScore from viewers. According to exit polls, the audience is predominantly male (63%), diverse (36% Black, 28% Latino, 23% White, 13% Asian/Other) and young (55% aged 18-34). ) was.

More than 80% of the general viewers answered “absolutely recommended”. For black viewers, that number ballooned to 89%.

“I’ve been doing this for a long time and it’s rarefied air,” said Lomis. “People love movies.”

It is also the most expensive “Creed” film, with a reported production budget of $75 million, compared to $35 million and $50 million for other films. Internationally, “Creed III” earned him $41.8 million in 75 markets, making his global debut $104 million.

It’s a big moment for Amazon, which acquired MGM last year for $8.5 billion, and could have easily released Creed III on its streaming service in limited theaters. But they chose theater and it paid off.

“Amazon put as much effort into this film as they could,” says Lomis. “They enhanced the campaign with cross-industry marketing support on and across platforms. “

The company’s next big theatrical release is Air, directed by Ben Affleck and starring Matt Damon, coming out next month.

“Ant-Man 3” grossed $12.5 million in North America and $22 million overseas, dropping sharply to second in its third weekend in theaters. Marvel and Disney’s cumulative global film grossing now stands at $419.5 million.

3rd place is Universal’s ” cocaine bearadded $11 million in its second weekend in theaters, bringing its domestic total to $41.3 million.

Crunchyroll’s “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To The Swordsmith Village” came in at #4 with $10.1 million. Based on the manga by Koyoharu Gotouge, which depicts a boy who avenges his family.

Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company’s “Jesus Revolution” rounded out the top five with $8.7 million. Starring Kelsey Grammer as a pastor in the 1970s, the film earned him $30.5 million in two weekends in theaters against a $15 million production budget.

Outside the top five, Guy Ritchie’s ‘Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre’ opened with Jason Statham, Hugh Grant and Aubrey Plaza’s Spy Caper, earning $3.2 million from 2,168 locations this weekend. rice field. Originally an STX release, the film was at a loss for distribution for some time. Lionsgate recently stepped in to oversee the domestic rollout.

The success of “Creed III” was the success of “John Wick Chapter 4” and “Shazam! Wrath of the Gods.” ”

Comscore Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian said: “With hit after hit creating incredible momentum for the summer movie season, it’s going to feel more like summer than spring.”

Estimated Friday-Sunday ticket sales (Wednesday-Sunday in parentheses) at theaters in the United States and Canada, according to Comscore. Final figures for the country will be released on Monday.

1. “Creed III,” $58.7 million. 2. “Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumanias,” $12.5 million. 3. “Cocaine Bear,” $11 million. 4. “Kimetsu no Yaiba ~To the Village of Swordsmiths~” $10.1 million. 5. “Jesus Revolution” $8.7 million. 6. “Avatar: Path of Water,” $3.6 million. 7. “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre”, $3.2 million. 8. “Puss in Boots: Last Wish,” $2.7 million. 9. “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” $1.2 million. 10. “80 for Brady,” $845,000.