Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Mania expects the worst second-weekend drop for a Marvel Cinematic Universe film, though current estimates suggest the drop won’t exceed an alarming 70%. The third installment in the Ant-Man series and the 31st film overall in the MCU. Ant-Man 3 It is expected to gross $32 million on its second weekend, down 69.7% from its opening weekend. The film grossed $105 million on its traditional three-day debut and $120 million on its four-day President’s Day weekend.
Ant-Man 3 retained its #1 spot on the weekend chart despite an unexpected outperformance by the week’s big new release, action comedy cocaine bear. Director Elizabeth Banks and starring Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr. And Alden Ehrenreichthe film gains momentum on a wave of positive reviews en route to a strong $23 million in its opening weekend. cocaine bear It was originally expected to bring in between $15 million and $17 million in the first three days.
This marks the return of Banks after a failed franchise launch. Charlie’s Angelsand another feather in a hat for Universal, which has a number of similar original hits. cocaine bear also bears the seal of the winners of the manufacturers Phil Lord And Chris Millerwho previously trusted fabulous Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse And Mitchells vs. Machines — apart from their work as directors, of course. The film added another $5.3 million from 50 overseas markets for a worldwide debut of $28 million.
Ant-Man 3, on the other hand, exceeded $363 million worldwide and $167 million domestically. The moderately-reviewed superhero triquel now has the unfortunate distinction of having its worst second-weekend drop of any film that opened with over $100 million domestically. Previously, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ranked first on that list with a 69.1% drop in its second weekend. From an MCU perspective, this is worse than the 67.7% drop in the second weekend, which Thor: Love and Thunder registered last year. Ant-Man films are generally not comparable to some of the larger MCU games, but Marvel hoped that Ant-Man 3The status of the first film of the fifth phase will bring additional interest. For comparison, the first Ant-Man completed its global run with $519 million in 2015, and Ant-Man and the Wasp earned $622 million worldwide in 2018.
Meanwhile, the faith-based movie Lionsgate Jesus Revolution outperformed expectations for third place with approximately $15.5 million. The film was originally planned to make about $7 million over the weekend. Avatar: Path of Water looking to take fourth place with an estimated $4.8 million in its 11th weekend. This brings his current net worth to a phenomenal $663 million, making him within days of overtaking another James Cameron blockbuster, Titanic ($673 million). Fifth place claimed Puss in Boots: The Last Wishwhich quietly purred at the box office for almost as long as Path of Water. The animated sequel is expected to gross $4 million in its 10th weekend, bringing its total to $173 million domestically and over $430 million worldwide.
Michael B. Jordandirectorial debut, Creed IIIis expected to make its way into the competition and take first place at the box office next week. You can watch our interview with quantum mania director, Peyton Reidbelow:
Source: Collider
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