Black Panther remained the box office king while the newcomers came in below my predictions & tracking.
Black Panther secured the third best third weekend of all-time with a gross of $65.7 million. That puts it behind only Avatar ($68.5 million) & The Force Awakens ($90.2 million) so it’s in pretty solid copy. The film has grossed $500.1 million domestically & it reached this feat in 17 days. That ties it with Jurassic World & right behind The Force Awakens. Worldwide, the film is just short of $900 million which shows that a predominantly black cast can have mass international appeal.
Debuting in second is Red Sparrow with $17 million. The film was tracking a bit higher but it’s not a horrible start for the $69 million film. It received a “B” CinemaScore which indicates soft word of mouth but this is a film that has potential international appeal and that may break it even in the end.
Our last newcomer lands in third Aldo slightly below expectations. Death Wish grossed $13 million & while it’s off of tracking, it’s also not a bad debut. The film received a “B+” CinemaScore and seemed to work for its core demographic of men so this could ended up being a modest grosser in the end.
Falling to fourth is Game Night with $10.7 million. That’s a not bad drop of 37% and it brings its total to $33.5 million. I can see this tapping out a little above $50 million which would make it a solid investment for the studio.
Rounding out the top five is the surprise hit Peter Rabbit with $10 million. That’s another slim decline of 22% as it brings its total to $84 million. $100 million is definitely in the cards now and that’s definitely something I didn’t see coming.
Check out the full top ten results below:
1. Black Panther – $65.7 million (-41.2%, $501.1 million)
2. Red Sparrow – $17 million (NEW)
3. Death Wish – $13 million (NEW)
4. Game Night – $10.7 million (-37%, $33.5 million)
5. Peter Rabbit – $10 million (-22%, $84 million)
6. Annihilation – $5.6 million (-49%, $20.6 million)
7. Jumanji: Welcome to The Jungle – $4.5 million (-20.4%, $393.2 million)
8. Fifty Shades Freed – $3.3 million (-53.7%, $95.5 million)
9. The Greatest Showman – $2.6 million (-21.6%, $164.6 million)
10. Every Day – $1.5 million (-48.3%, $5.2 million)
