A lot of digital ink has been written about the box office over the past few weeks online. similar movies angry and autumn guy They barely made their initial predictions, if they did make them at all, leaving many curious about the state of movies this year. Full after 2023 Sensation again and again driven by strikes a few flicks Entering this year, can the media survive the off-summer period?
Now that things have gotten to the point where director Denis Villeneuve admits he’s looking for areas to improve. While receiving her award at the Canadian Screen Awards last Friday, Dune: Part 2 The director said he was “disappointed to still be ranked number one.” […] I hope that sooner or later, this summer’s box office will be much better. The second half of his sci-fi epic was released in March and, as of this writing, remains the highest-grossing film of the year with $711.8 million worldwide. Among the blockbusters released this year, only Godzilla x King Kong: A New Empire It has grossed nearly $567.2 million at the box office and is still in theaters.
Villeneuve continued speaking, emphasizing the importance of big films that “leverage the full power of theatre.” he quoted civil war As a movie “definitely use [theater] Thrones” and became A24’s second-highest-grossing film of all time with $113.9 million. “We need movies that are theatrical experiences…I’m lucky that part two did reach audiences, [and] Honestly, I wish this would happen more often.
Despite what it sounds like, things aren’t all doom and gloom in theaters. scapegoat, is continuing to make money from theaters after its recent move into streaming. film analyst luis fernando Notably, good word-of-mouth has helped its stateside sales in the past few weeks reach $75.5 million at the time of writing. There is also a similar accumulation angry (currently valued at $114.4 million globally) and kingdom of the planet of the apes ($337.1 million). Most likely, none of these will appear in dune, But it shows that box office isn’t all done in the first weekend alone.
However, as far as Villeneuve is concerned, he may find challengers in the following areas: Deadpool and Wolverine. The Marvel Universe team-up movie is rated R and also returns Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, thanks to the fact that it will be only The MCU movies are set to hit theaters in 2024, making it feel like even more of an event. Recently it was exposed advance ticket The film grossed between $8 million and $9 million, setting a record for the highest-grossing R-rated film. unless something happens real Wrong, this might end up giving dune A real rival. This showdown can only happen on July 26th.
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