{"id":154934,"date":"2022-12-11T21:40:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T21:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wakanda-forever-box-office-leaps-past-400m-the-hollywood-reporter\/"},"modified":"2022-12-11T21:40:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T21:40:18","slug":"wakanda-forever-box-office-leaps-past-400m-the-hollywood-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wakanda-forever-box-office-leaps-past-400m-the-hollywood-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"Wakanda Forever’ Box Office Leaps Past $400M \u2013 The Hollywood Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\tTalk about no competition.<\/p>\n

\n\tBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/em> had no trouble staying atop the box office chart in its fifth weekend, earning $11.1 million to become only the third movie of 2022 so far to leap past the $400 million mark at the domestic box office. <\/p>\n

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\tThe Marvel and Disney pic’s domestic haul is now $409.8 million, while it has earned $767.8 million worldwide. In North America, it will soon pass up fellow 2022 Marvel\/Disney pic Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness<\/em> ($411.3 million) to rank as the second top-grossing title of the year so far behind Top Gun: Maverick<\/em> ($718.1 million). And globally, it will soon overtake DC’s The Batman <\/em>to rank as No. 5 for the year ($770.8 million).<\/p>\n

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\tOtherwise, it was a dismal weekend. Overall ticket sales came in at an estimated $37 million, the second-worst showing of the year after the Jan. 28-30 weekend ($34.9 million), according to Comscore. The reason? Hollywood is sitting on the sidelines in terms of unfurling commercial mouse until James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water<\/em> rides into theaters on Dec. 16. There’s also a continued lack of product because of post-production delays due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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\tThere was good news, however, at the specialty box office.<\/p>\n

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\tDarren Aronofsky’s awards contender The Whale<\/em>starring Brendan Fraser, launched in six locations, earning $380,000 to score the best opening location average of the year so far \u2014 $60,000 \u2014 after besting fellow A24 release Everything Everywhere All At Once<\/em>. It’s also the best opening location average since 2020. <\/p>\n

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\tYet not all was well at the specialty box office. Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light<\/em>opening in 110 locations, grossed an estimated $152,000 for a dismal location average of $1,379.<\/p>\n

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\tBack on the top 10, Tommy Wirkola’s holiday-themed comedy-thriller Violent Night<\/em> placed second behind Wakanda Forever<\/em> with a solid $8.7 million in its sophomore session for a tidy domestic total of $26.7 million after declining 29 percent. <\/p>\n

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\tDisney Animation’s Strange World<\/em> placed third with a muted $3.6 million for a domestic tally of $30.5 and just $53.5 million globally. <\/p>\n

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\tSearchlight’s The Menu<\/em> continued to stay high on the chart, placing fifth with $2.7 million. The specialty film has now grossed $29 million domestically and an impressive $57.7 million globally.<\/p>\n

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\tSony’s devotion<\/em> and Warner Bros.’ Black Man<\/em> were followed by Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans<\/em>, which is holding its theater count at fewer than 1,000 theaters until key award nominations are announced. The movie earned another $1.2 million for a muted domestic tally of $7.3 million. The Fabelmans<\/em> hits premium VOD next weekend.<\/p>\n

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\tIn its second weekend, Michael Showalter’s romantic-comedy Spoiler Alert<\/em> expanded from five theaters to 781 locations. The results weren’t great, with the film earning $700,000 to place No. 10 for Focus Features. The film’s domestic total is $800,000.<\/p>\n

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\tOverseas, Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s Puss In Boots: The Last Wish<\/em> meowed with $8.9 million from its first 24 markets. The family pic is opening offshore early to give it some breathing room from Avatar 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Last Wish<\/em> opens Dec. 21 in North America as it continues its global rollout. Two days later, it will open in China, Universal announced Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n