Creed III rakes in an impressive $5.45 million from Wednesday and Thursday previews
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Creed III rakes in an impressive $5.45 million from preview showings ahead of its official release on Friday, as it’s expected to rake in $40 million this weekend.
Creed III grossed an impressive $5.45 million from previews on Wednesday and Thursday.
According DeadlineNearly three-quarters of preview ticket sales for the Michael B. Jordan-starring film came from Thursday night showings, and it’s expected to gross around $40 million over its opening weekend.
The third film in the Creed series, which opened in Los Angeles earlier this week, surpassed its predecessors in terms of total grosses from preview screenings.
The first Creed movie was released in 2015 and a sequel followed in 2018.
Both feature films, which also starred Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, received positive reviews from critics upon their respective debuts.
Rising to the top: Creed III grossed an impressive $5.45 million from Wednesday and Thursday previews
The development of the third feature of the series was revealed to the public in September 2019.
It was revealed that Jordan would make his directorial debut on the project the following year.
However, Stallone announced that he would not be returning to his old role for the third film last April.
Production continued without the actor and Jonathan Majors was cast as the film’s main antagonist, Damian Anderson, in November 2021.
Several artists from the previous Creed films returned to work on the new film, including Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, and Florian Munteanu.
Physical production on the feature began last January and continued for several months before the film crew wrapped up in April.
The world premiere of Creed III took place in Mexico City last month and opened in theaters in the United States on Friday.
The film has also been positively received by critics and currently holds an 87% rating on rotten tomatoes.
Buildup: According to Deadline, nearly three-quarters of ticket sales for the Michael B. Jordan-starring movie came from Thursday nights, and it was expected to gross around $40 million over its opening weekend.
Taking the Lead: Development on the third film in the series, which serves as Jordan’s directorial debut, was revealed to the public in September 2019.
Expanding: The world premiere of Creed III took place in Mexico City last month and opened in theaters across the United States on Friday.
Jordan recently spoke with Complex and stated that he was comfortable adding emotionally charged moments to a boxing-centric film.
“I felt like it was a natural evolution of the story and the character and that’s what we did,” he said.
The artist also expressed his gratitude for the continued support from fans of the film.
“I’m humbled and humbled that people respond the way that you do and that they’re touched and understood,” he said.
Jordan went on to comment that he planned to continue the Adonis Creed story.
“I feel like the Creedverse will definitely expand and grow and it can go a lot of different ways. But you will see more of the Creed family in the future. I can say that,’ he stated.
Not Finished: Jordan went on to comment that he planned to continue the Adonis Creed story; you see him in february