Numbers

Shazam! Fury of the Gods The gods didn’t look kindly upon Warner Bros.’ superhero comedy sequel, which debuted in first place with $30.5M but -43% behind its predecessor. Still, the sequel’s opening was about in line with pre-release industry projections,...

Scream VI Paramount’s horror sequel made all the other films scream at the box office, with a first place debut of $44.5M. That’s on the higher end of pre-release industry projections, which were closer to $40M. Compared to other openings...

Creed III The MGM / United Artists Releasing boxing drama delivered a knockout at the box office, with a $58.6M domestic debut and $100M global launch from over 75 markets. Domestically, it’s the franchise’s top opening yet, +98% above 2015’s...

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania posted a steep 70% drop in its sophomore frame, leading the domestic box office with a $32.2 million haul despite suffering one of the worst second-week declines in recent years.  Only a week removed from...

Knock at the Cabin Universal’s horror-thriller Knock at the Cabin opened the door to $14.2M in first place. Measures against other comparable titles from writer-director M. Night Shyamalan, Cabin’s opening is: -15% below 2021’s Old ($16.8M) -44% below 2015’s The...

Monday Update: Yash Raj Films’ Indian Hindi-language action thriller Pathaan opened above its original weekend projection. The distributor forecast a $5.9M opening in fifth place back on Sunday, but the Monday actuals came in at $6.8M and third place. Sunday...

This past weekend, the Disney and 20th Century Studios sci-fi sequel Avatar: The Way of Water surpassed $2B at the global box office, now ranking #6 all time. With $2.02B, the film now ranks only behind: 2009’s Avatar ($2.92B) 2019’s Avengers:...

Avatar: The Way of Water (domestic weekend) 20th Century Studios’ sci-fi sequel Avatar: The Way of Water claimed the #7 sixth weekend of all time, with a -40% decline to $19.6M, easily holding onto first place. All time, Water has...

If Disney (and its subsidiary 20th Century Studios) had a major success story this year in the long-awaited Avatar: The Way of Water, it also had some high-profile stumbles, with animated family titles Lightyear and Strange World failing to even...

Sony stumbled at the box office last year, netting zero 2022 releases among the top ten—though Spider-Man: No Way Home, released in December 2021, ranks as the ninth highest-grossing film of 2022 when looking at in-calendar grosses. Spider-Man aside, only...

Avatar: The Way of Water (domestic weekend) 20th Century Studios’ sci-fi sequel Avatar: The Way of Water claimed the #3 fifth weekend of all time, with a -32% decline to $31.1M, easily holding onto first place. All time, Water has...

Avatar: The Way of Water (Domestic) 20th Century Studios’ sci-fi sequel Avatar: The Way of Water claimed the #3 fourth weekend of all time, with a -33% decline to $45.0M, easily holding onto first place. The film has earned the:...