Pacific Rim: Uprising Dethrones Black Panther At The Box Office

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It had to happen eventually and after 5 weeks at number one, Black Panther relinquished the top spot to Pacific Rim: Uprising. That doesn’t mean Black Panther still isn’t breaking box office records.

Our number one film this weekend is Pacific Rim: Uprising with $28 million. This isn’t a stellar opening but it is slightly above most box office tracking. It is below the $37 million opening of the first film but the $155 million film was greenlit mostly because of its international appeal, particularly in China. The film opened to $122.5 million overseas with $65 million coming from China alone. Will the investment be worth it? Likely but it still has a ways to go.

Black Panther drops to second with $16.6 million and brings its domestic total to over $630 million. This total makes it the highest grossing comic book adaptation of all-time, surpassing The Avengers ($623.3 million). The film is also now the fifth largest overall domestic release of all-time, just $21.3 million shy of Jurassic World. Its global total also continues to shine with a gross of $1.2 billion so far.

Falling to third is I Can Only Imagine with $13.8 million. The faith-based film held well in week two and has a total gross of over $38 million on a $7 million budget.

Sherlock Gnomes debuted in fourth place with a disappointing $10.6 million. Gnomeo and Juliet opened to $25.3 million in 2011 so this is a big drop off. The studio hopes spring break will bring out the kids but this isn’t a great start.

Dropping to fifth is Tomb Raider with $10.4 million. That’s a 56% drop and I think with that, franchise hopes are potentially dead. The film has grossed over $41 million on a $90 million budget but internationally the film is making an impression with a worldwide total of $211.7 million.

Check out the full top ten results below:

  1. Pacific Rim: Uprising – $28 million (NEW)
  2. Black Panther – $16.6 million (-37.5%, $630.9 million)
  3. I Can Only Imagine – $13.8 million (-19.1%, $38.3 million)
  4. Sherlock Gnomes – $10.6 million (NEW)
  5. Tomb Raider – $10.4 million (-56%, $41.7 million)
  6. A Wrinkle In Time – $8 million (-50.5%, $73.8 million)
  7. Love, Simon – $7.8 million (-33.7%, $23.6 million)
  8. Paul, Apostle of Christ – $5 million (NEW)
  9. Game Night – $4.16 million (-25.7%, $60.8 million)
  10. Midnight Sun – 4.11 million (NEW)

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At the age of five, I knew I wanted to write movies and about them. I've set out to make those dreams come true. As an alumni of the Los Angeles Film Academy, I participated in their Screenwriting program, while building up my expertise in film criticism. I write reviews that relate to the average moviegoer by educating my readers and keeping it fun. My job is to let you know the good, the bad, and the ugly in the world of cinema, so you can have your best moviegoing experience. You can find more of my writing on Instagram @g_reelz.
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