These accomplishments complete Disney's stellar summer streak, which began with "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes," which made $397 million in May, and continued with "Inside Out 2," which made $1.597 billion in June, and "Deadpool & Wolverine," which made $1.14 billion in July. This month, the studio became the first in 2024 to surpass $3 billion in worldwide ticket sales. With "Moana 2," which opens on November 27, and "Mufasa: The Lion King" on December 20 through the end of the year. After the commercial failures of "The Marvels," "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," the remake of "The Haunted Mansion," and the animated "Wish," Disney's 2023 was an encouraging turnaround.
Related Stories A picture of a robot dropping a coin into a human hand VIP+ Training AI With Content From Television and Film: The Choice PBS Distribution Acquires Rights to Two "Frontline" Specials on the United States Election (EXCLUSIVE) "Alien: “Romulus” grossed $66.7 million worldwide, giving it a global opening of $108.2 million. The R-rated film has received positive reviews from critics (it has an 82% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes) and audiences (it has a "B+" CinemaScore rating), which bodes well for its run in theaters.
ADVERTISEMENT Featured in Variety "This is an excellent opening for a [...] film this deep into its series," says Franchise Entertainment Research CEO David A. Gross. The first film, released in 1979, raised the bar for creature feature films. The tale still has resonance 45 years later. This is an impressive and elite business.
The seventh installment in the gruesome, otherworldly franchise, which began in 1979 with Ridley Scott's "Alien," was directed by Fede Alvarez ("Don't Breathe"). It cost $80 million and follows a group of young intergalactic colonists, including Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, and Isabela Merced, as they scavenge a rundown space station when they encounter a terrifying life form. Regarding initial ticket sales, "Alien: Romulus" was a step up from the beginning of 2017's "Alien: Covenant" ($36 million) and 2004's "Alien vs. Predator" ($38.3 million), but not as much as 2012's "Prometheus" ($51 million), which set a series record.
Allianz Partners, Health's Summit Plans for Diplomats Learn More About "Alien: Since Kevin Costner's "Horizon: A Star Wars Story," "Romulus" was the only national release this weekend. The original date of August 16 for "An American Saga – Chapter 2" was removed from the calendar. Chapter 1, which cost $100 million, failed worldwide in June with a meager $32 million, forcing its supporters to halt plans for a sequel. Domestic box office charts were rounded out by holdover films.
"Deadpool & Wolverine" came out on top of Sony's romantic drama "It Ends With Us" in a race that was close. Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds star in Marvel's superhero adventure, which made $29 million in its fourth weekend, down 46% from last weekend. To date, it has made a staggering $545.8 million in North America and $596.8 million worldwide.
In its second weekend, "It Ends With Us" made $24 million from 3,739 theaters, a 52 percent decrease from its enormous $50 million opening weekend. With $97.7 million to date, the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's literary sensation, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni (who also directed), is getting close to the $100 million mark domestically. Within just ten days of its release, "It Ends With Us" has amassed a staggering $180 million worldwide. The $25 million budget for the movie was shared by Sony Pictures and Wayfarer Studios run by Baldoni.
In its fifth weekend in theaters, Universal's disaster epic "Twisters" came in fourth place with $9.8 million from 3,483 locations, a 35% decrease from its previous weekend. Notably, ticket sales did not appear to be affected by the film's availability for rent on premium video-on-demand this weekend. Twisters, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, and Anthony Ramos as storm chasers in central Oklahoma, has brought in an impressive $333.4 million worldwide and $238.4 million in North America.
With $8.9 million from 1,535 venues, a 15th-anniversary re-release of Laika's adored stop-motion animation fantasy film "Coraline" completed the top five. Since returning to theaters on Thursday, it has made approximately $11.3 million.
In another area, the video game adaptation "Borderlands" from Lionsgate continued to fail at the box office. In its second weekend of release, the film starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, and Ariana Greenblatt fell to ninth place with $2.35 million from 3,125 theaters. In North America, "Borderlands" has so far brought in a tragic $13 million. One of the biggest theatrical failures of the year, it had a production cost of $115 million, which the studio said was partially covered by international sales.
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