TheNatureBoy
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Will be interesting to see how well Ghostbusters holds up next week when Kong/Godzilla come through.
If Dune 2 can get to 300 million domestic.
If Dune 2 can get to 300 million domestic.
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THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME
SEEING ONE IN THEATERS
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
Ghostbusters aint coming close to no 300. Probably top out half that. Kongzilla about to crush the buildings. For a little while.
Avisible Man
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$80M? Sweet Jesus. Godzilla x Kong Resurrect a Dying Franchise on Easter: Weekend Box Office Results (Mar. 29-31)
On this Easter Sunday, the lord was good to the box office. He brought Godzilla and Kong back to the big screen, and, together, The New Empire made $80M. That was up from a $75M estimate on Saturday and $67M on Friday. That's how you overperform right there.
That makes Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire WB's second big hit of the year. The $80M opening is the second best this year, behind Dune 2's $82.5M bow. Along with the aforementioned Dune 2 and Wonka ($85.2M in 2024), this gives Warner Bros. three of the top five grossers this year. They're coming for the crown after finishing 3rd last year.
How does The New Empire compare to the other MonsterVerse movies? It's the best opening in the franchise since the original Godzilla's $93.1M in 2014. 10 years ago
the opening weekend returns had diminished with each subsequent release culminating in Godzilla vs. Kong's $32.2M in 2021. But that movie helped bring moviegoers back to the box office during the Hong Kong Flu. 
This is an unprecedented bounce back and a much needed one for the movies as we approach the Summer.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire went cold with $15.7M. That 65% drop is looking very MCU-ish. Paul Rudd just stays catching L's. Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania had a 69.9% drop in its second weekend last year. This is just with this guy does now I guess.
still though with $73.4M, Frozen Empire is the sixth highest grossing movie of the year passing Migration's $73M made in 2024. However, it is 19% off of Afterlife's pace, of $87.5M after 2 weeks. 
Apparently not. Oh s*** you were in Quantumania with Paul.
The dynamic duo. With $11.1M, Dune: Part 2 crosses the $250 million domestic mark. It now sits at $252.3M. Far and away the year's top earner - a full $100M clear of Kung Fu Panda 4. With $626M worldwide, it's the highest grossing movie of the year and would make it two years in a row for WB after last year's Barbie.
The aforementioned Kung Fu Panda 4 made $10.2M. Its $151.6M running total passes Kung Fu Panda 3's $143.5M total.
Immaculate closed out the top five with $3.2M. with $11.1M its more than double d'd its $5.3M opening from last weekend.
Notables
Liam Neeson is back... in only 896 theaters
with In the Land of Saints and Sinners, which made a cool $1M. The Top Ten
Rank | LW | Movie | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
| 1 | - | Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | $80,000,000 | - | 3,861 | $80,000,000 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 1 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | $15,700,000 | -65.1% | 4,345 | $73,401,133 | 2 | Sony |
| 3 | 2 | Dune: Part Two | $11,100,000 | -37% | 3,136 | $252,390,027 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 3 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | $10,200,000 | -38.2% | 3,582 | $151,652,055 | 4 | Universal |
| 5 | 4 | Immaculate | $3,265,000 | -38.8% | 2,362 | $11,128,191 | 2 | Neon |
| 6 | 5 | Arthur the King | $2,400,000 | -43.7% | 2,525 | $19,066,397 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | 7 | Late Night with the Devil | $2,205,693 | -22.2% | 1,442 | $6,294,451 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 8 | - | Tillu Square | $1,870,000 | - | 450 | $1,870,000 | 1 | Prathyangira Cinemas |
| 9 | - | Crew | $1,500,000 | - | 486 | $1,500,000 | 1 | Funasia Films |
| 10 | 8 | Imaginary | $1,400,000 | -49.7% | 1,956 | $26,235,054 | 4 | Lionsgate |
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This Warner Bros. over the last 6 months. 'Barbie', 'Wonka', 'Dune Part Two' and 'Godzilla x Kong' all huge hits.
I thought y'all said Zaslav didn't know what he was doing?
I thought y'all said Zaslav didn't know what he was doing?
Json
Superstar
Gvk 2 went into production just after the deal was finalized. He didn’t greenlight this.This Warner Bros. over the last 6 months. 'Barbie', 'Wonka', 'Dune Part Two' and 'Godzilla x Kong' all huge hits.
I thought y'all said Zaslav didn't know what he was doing?
BaileyPark31
Love, Peace, Health, and Wealth
Liam Neeson to a streaming actor to me. No point in going to theater to see à copy of his previous movies.
MenacingMonk
Tranquilo
Only $80 mil. I thought it was projected to make close to 150?
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That doesn't matter, the marketing department is putting in work.
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That was the worldwide projection opening and it actually opened up to $200M
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Godzilla and Kong Continue to Expand their New Empire: Weekend Box Office Results (Apr. 5-7)
This weekend at the box office was all about how Godzilla x Kong was going to hold up after its $80 million debut last weekend. After a shaky, $8.5M Friday, (down 76.9%) The New Empire rebounded and muscled out $31.7M. Yeah, it was down 60% but it was looking way worse. Godzilla vs. Kong eased by 57% when it made $13.8M in its second weekend. Not far off at all for the new entry. It's no Dune 2, which did $46.2M in its second frame, but it's a win for WB.
The New Empire is carving out it's place in the Monsterverse. With a $135M running total, it matches its $135M production. That 135m passes the $110.5M final total of Godzilla: King of the Monsters and the $100.9M that Godzilla vs. Kong produced. The New Empire also crossed the $300M global mark with $302.4M.
Taking second place was Dev Patel's Monkey Man with a $10.1 million opening. Looks like the Indian John Wick underperformed a little bit.
shyt, John Wick opened with $14.4M 10 years ago when it also took 2nd place. With $9M, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire surprised with a 3rd place finish. With
$88.8 million so far, it's closing in on it's $100 million production budget, which is not what Sony is looking for after 3 weeks. Matterfact, Ghostbusters: Afterlife made $10.3M in its 3rd frame and had a $102.2M running total. That puts Frozen Empire 13% off of Afterlife's pace so far.
Opening in 4th place with a disappointing $8.3M was The First Omen, which is the 6th Omen in the franchise and the first Omen (don't ask me how) since The Omen in 2006 ($16M opening), which was not a re-release of the first Omen, which was The Omen in 1976.
This one is coming on the heels of Immaculate, another nun-centric horror flick. Of course this one doesn't have Sydney Sweeney but Nell Tiger Free, whom you may know from Game of Thrones. She's a terrific actress and really outstanding in the Apple TV+ show Servant. When I saw her in the trailer, I said, 
, that's perfect casting. so I might check this out on discount Tuesday. The C Cinemascore would normally not inspire confidence, but it's par for the course with horror movies. Holding down the 5th spot was Kung Fu Panda 4 with $7.8M in its fifth weekend. That makes it $166M so far for Po and friends, which passes Kung Fu Panda's $165.2M total. That means it only trails Kung Fu Panda's $215.4M for the top spot in the franchise.
Notables
Late Night with the Devil fell out of the top 10 down to 11th place but it made $1.1M. It's up to $8.4M.
The Top Ten
Rank | LW | Movie | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
| 1 | 1 | Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | $31,700,000 | -60.4% | 3,948 | $135,037,630 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | - | Monkey Man | $10,100,000 | - | 3,029 | $10,100,000 | 1 | Universal |
| 3 | 2 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | $9,000,000 | -42.2% | 3,835 | $88,863,665 | 3 | Sony |
| 4 | - | The First Omen | $8,363,000 | - | 3,375 | $8,363,000 | 1 | 20th Century Studios |
| 5 | 4 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | $7,850,000 | -24.1% | 3,398 | $166,057,090 | 5 | Universal |
| 6 | 3 | Dune: Part Two | $7,200,000 | -36.6% | 2,836 | $264,858,587 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | - | Someone Like You | $3,002,382 | - | 1,800 | $3,002,382 | 1 | Fathom Events |
| 8 | 26 | Wicked Little Letters | $1,557,234 | +1,931.5% | 1,002 | $1,652,902 | 2 | Sony |
| 9 | 6 | Arthur the King | $1,540,000 | -38% | 1,704 | $22,205,856 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | 5 | Immaculate | $1,405,000 | -56.8% | 1,706 | $14,146,129 | 3 | Neon |
omen getting busted by the GB's...damn
TheNatureBoy
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Thought about seeing Monkey Man this weekend, but got caught up with Wrestlemania.