A24’s Civil War had a strong $25.7 million opening weekend, the best ever for an A24 picture, per Deadline. Those numbers topped the opening of political thrillers such as Zero Dark Thirty ($24.4M) and World Trade Center ($18.7M) and also marked a career-best for director Alex Garland.
Despite Civil War’s boost, the trade notes that the marketplace was down 48% from last year when Super Mario Bros. dominated the charts. This week’s only new releases were The Long Game ($1.39M from 1,030 theaters), the re-release of Shrek 2 ($1.35M from 1,512 theaters), and Suga Agust D Tour ‘D-day’ ($2.2M from 787 theaters).
Otherwise, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire earned $15.4M (-50%) in its third weekend, raising its domestic total to $157.9M and worldwide haul to $436.6M. Coupled with Dune: Part Two’s $683.9M WW take, Warner Bros. has eclipsed $1B at the global box office in record time.
Last week’s new releases struggled to stay afloat in their sophomore frames. Monkey Man collected $4.1M (-595), bringing its domestic total to $17.7M, while The First Omen earned $3.78M (-54%), raising its total to $14.6M.
This week sees the release of the Henry Cavill/Alan Ritchson action pic The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare followed by Zendaya’s Challengers a week later. The next major release is The Fall Guy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, which is expected to open somewhere between $20-40M.
Box Office Results: Domestic Top 10
1.) Civil War (A24) 3,838 theaters, Fri $10.8M, Sat $8.7M, Sun $6.1M, 3-day $25.7M/Wk 1
2.) Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Leg/WB) 3,847 (-101) theaters, Fri $3.9M Sat $7M Sun $4.55M 3-day $15.4M (-50%)/Total $157.9M/ Wk 3
3.) Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Sony) 3,350 (-485) theaters, Fri $1.4M Sat $2.7M Sun $1.7M 3-day $5.8M (-36%), Total $96.9M/Wk 4
4.) Kung Fu Panda 4 (Uni/DWA) 3,104 (-294) theaters, Fri $1.37M Sat $2.5M Sun $1.55M, 3-day $5.5M (-29%), Total $173.6M/Wk 6
5.) Dune: Part Two (Leg/WB) 2,401 theaters (-435), Fri $1.1M Sat $1.9M Sun $1.2M, 3-day $4.32M (-42%)/Total $272.1M/Wk 7
6.) Monkey Man (Uni) 3,037 (+8) theaters, Fri $1.27M, Sat $1.7M, Sun $1.1M, 3-day $4.1M (-59%), Total $17.7M/Wk 2
7.) The First Omen (20th/Dis) 3375 theaters, Fri $1.15M Sat $1.6M Sun $1M, 3-day $3.78M (-54%), Total $14.6M Wk 2
8.) The Long Game (Mucho) 1030 theaters, Fri $638K Sat $385K Sun $367K 3-day $1.39M /Wk 1
9.) Shrek 2 (re) (Uni) 1,512 theaters, Fri $480K, Sat $530K, Sun $340K, 3-day $1.35M/Wk 1
10.) Suga Agust D Tour ‘D-day’ (Traf) 787 theaters, Sat $990,8K, 3-day $990,8K, Total $2.2M/Wk 1
