Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Has a $104 Million Debut to Lead the Box Office
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has a $104 million debut to lead the box office… while Avatar: The Way Of Water becomes the third-highest-grossing film ever
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania had a strong opening weekend, leading the box office with $104 million in domestic box office receipts, while Avatar: The Way Of Water hit another major milestone, becoming the third-highest-grossing film ever. of history.
The Walt Disney Co. film, which stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael Douglas, also grossed $121.3 million at the international box office, bringing its worldwide total to $225 million, according to study estimates released Sunday.
The film, which is the 31st film released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, had the highest opening weekend at the domestic box office, surpassing its predecessors, 2015’s Ant-Man ($57 million) and Ant-Man and the Wasp. of 2018 ($75 million). ).
The next MCU movie to hit theaters will be Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 this May.
The blockbuster film’s success marks the beginning of a string of about 30 more large-scale releases this year, according to the access point.
The Latest: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, starring Paul Rudd, 53, had a strong opening weekend, leading the box office with $104 million in domestic box office receipts
Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian told the AP on Sunday: “The next few weeks are going to feel almost like a pre-pandemic movie environment in terms of the market.”
He added: ‘That’s very good news coming off a very tumultuous two or three years. This is the beginning of many months for this industry. We’ve been in the waiting room with holdovers like Avatar and others.
In second place was James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water with $6.1 million domestically, making it the third-highest-grossing film ever.
The film’s tenth opening weekend topped $2.24 billion at the worldwide box office, surpassing Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster Titanic (which also made the top 10 for its 25th-anniversary re-release) on the list. highest grossing movies of all time. forever movies.
The only movies that have made more money worldwide are the original 2009 film Avatar (by Cameron) at $2.92 billion and 2019’s Avengers: Endgame at $2.79 billion.
The highly anticipated sequel has earned $658.4 million domestically, ranking ninth highest ever and surpassing Jurassic World’s $653.4 million in 2015.
Rounding out the top 10 domestically-grossing films include Magic Mike’s Last Dance ($5.5 million), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish ($5.3 million), Knock at the Cabin ($3.9 million), 80 for Brady ($3.6 million), Titanic ($2.3 million), Marlowe ($1.9 million), Missing ($1.7 million), and A Man Called Otto ($1.6 million).
In second place was James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water with $6.1 million domestically, making it the third highest-grossing film ever.
The only movies that have made more money are the original 2009 movie Avatar (by Cameron) and 2019’s Avengers: Endgame.