Jack Black’s Kung Fu Panda 4 kept its gold medal for its second weekend, earning $30 million domestically to bring its domestic total to $107.7 million. This weekend’s drop of 48% is about on par with its predecessor back in 2016, so we remain optimistic that it can leg out to $200 million domestically. Provided that it doesn’t get shattered by back-to-back blockbuster debuts of Ghostbusters: The Frozen Empire and Godzilla x Kong, we can surely expect this kid-friendly kung fu motions picture to keep humming along till John Krasinski’s IF and Garfield open in May.
Internationally, it still keeps rolling out, and it’ll pass $200 million worldwide later this week, so there is more hope that it will keep pressing along to its predecessors’ numbers. China’s numbers could sting a lot more, as it’d be insane to believe it could achieve the $155 million that Kung Fu Panda 3 earned eight years ago. Fortunately, the good news is that folks still adore the Dragon Warrior and his crew, and we’ll be getting another installment announced down the line (unless another spinoff is underway starring Awkwafina’s Zhen and her origins more in-depth).
Dune: Part Two was a tight-close second with $29.1 million in its third weekend. It is now the second film to pass $200 million domestically since Barbenheimer and will pass $500 million globally by tomorrow. Yours indeed has reason to believe it can flirt with topping Timothee Chalamet’s other “young individual who reaches his ambition but at great costs” tale in Wonka ($628.4 million and counting). Warner Brothers has been keeping the multiplexes alive and well for the past several months, which Disney would’ve loved to share the same sentiment had they not A) oversaturated their last S-tier IP (Marvel) as of late and B) put out less than ideal projects that audiences are skeptical about witnessing now. Will we see a rebound with Deadpool & Wolverine in July? It might be the last saving grasp before Disney realizes they beat a dead horse by tossing out material with diluted results.
In other news, Arthur the King opened in 3,003 locations and earned a measly $7.5 million domestically. Mark Wahlberg was a draw over a decade ago until he latched onto Michael Bay’s lasting dismal efforts to keep Transformers from sinking. This will probably perform better once PVOD hits. Imaginary earned $5.6 million on its second weekend, while Cabrini earned $2.81 million. Also, Love Lies Bleeding may flirt with $5 million domestic as it was added to 1,357 theaters in its second weekend.
Oppenheimer, the recently crowned Best Picture winner, nabbed an additional $302k; Christopher Nolan and all his talents earned gracious bucks and rewards for their efforts on this one. And Madame Web is crawling towards $100 million worldwide; what will Sony do if Kraven The Hunter collapses in their face as well? Does Venom: The Last Dance come to save the day in October?
Next weekend sees the release of Ghostbusters: The Frozen Empire, Immaculate, Sleeping Dogs, and Peter Five Eight.
