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76% Ready Player One

24% Tyler Perry's Acrimony

97% Black Panther

68% I Can Only Imagine

45% Pacific Rim Uprising
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Box Office: ‘Ready Player One’ Powers to $53 Million Over Holiday Weekend

Steven Spielberg’s latest blockbuster topped the domestic box office over the four-day holiday weekend.

Warner Bros.’ “Ready Player One” debuted in line with recent projections of $53 million from 4,324 locations. The film opened Thursday, getting a head start over its fellow weekend releases, “Tyler Perry’s Acrimony” and “God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness.”

The virtual reality fantasy, which currently holds an A- CinemaScore and 76% on Rotten Tomatoes, released internationally with $128 million since it opened in Tuesday previews, bringing its worldwide total up to an impressive $181.2 million. The film based on Ernest Cline’s novel stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg and T.J. Miller.

“Tyler Perry’s Acrimony” — Tyler Perry’s 19th collaboration with Lionsgate — secured second place with $17 million in 2,006 locations. Meanwhile, the third installment of the “God’s Not Dead” franchise premiered with $2.6 million in 1,693 locations.

Marvel’s “Black Panther” remains a powerhouse in the No. 3 slot, taking in $11 million in 2,988 locations. The blockbuster crossed the $650 million mark at the North American box office, making it the fifth-highest release in the U.S. of all time. It looks to shortly become the fourth-highest release after it passes “Jurassic World,” which made $652 million. Currently, “Titanic” is at No. 3 with $659 million.

Over the Easter weekend, the Christian drama “I Can Only Imagine” stayed strong in fourth place with $10.5 million in 2,648 locations, totaling $55.3 million in its three weeks of release. Another faith-based film, “Paul, Apostle of Christ” saw $3.5 million at 1,473 locations. In two weeks, the film has made $11.5 million.

Rounding out the top five is Universal’s “Pacific Rim Uprising” with $9.2 million in 3,708 locations. The sci-fi actioner, which held the top spot last weekend, has taken in $45.6 million domestically. On par with its first weekend, the sequel to 2013’s “Pacific Rim” had an impressive international turnout with $22.2 million in 63 markets, bringing its international total up to $96.6 million.

Continuing its limited release, Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” made $2.9 million for a per screen average of $17,420 after expanding to 165 locations. Fox Searchlight Pictures’ stop-motion animation has grossed $5.9 million and looks to cross the $6 million mark in the upcoming week. Next weekend, “Isle of Dogs” will spread to between 450 and 500 locations.

In total, the box office is down 21.2% compared to the same weekend last year, while the 2018 North American box office is down 3.8% from 2017.

However, Paul Dergarabedian, a media analyst at comScore, says “Ready Player One” looks to have promising playability at the box office ahead of the debuts of “Blockers” and “A Quiet Place” next week and “Avengers Infinity War” at the end of April.

“After a rough month of March at the box office, down 24.1% vs. last year, ‘Ready Player One’ will hopefully portend bigger and better things to come at the April box office,” he said.

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[sushisamurai30]

No Member berries reference in the thread title?

DISAPPOINTED

 

[Gold_Loot]

Really looking forward to Ready Player One. I really thought BP would sink after a few weeks. Obviously not.

 

[royox]

black audiences demand excellence

Why? It's the most boring Marvel movie I've seen since Thor2.

 

[rokkerkory]

#wakandaforever <3

 

[Sorcerer]

Wow. I thought domestically Black Panther
would just be under the top ten.
Maybe 15. Now its most likely going to top Titanic next week.

 

[Ke0]

BP's domestic is just wow. Next week it's domestic will be more than JL total run, jeez.

Anyone know how Tomb Raider is doing world wide?

Why? It's the most boring Marvel movie I've seen since Thor2.

Okay?

 

[tkscz]

I want to say poor pacific rim but after seeing it, meh. The first movie knew what it was aiming to be, an homage to kiju flicks/animes. Little story, little character development, and lots of dumb fighting. This one tried to add way more than needed and it just didn't hold together as well. It's still ok, but it was trying to much and it hurt it more than added to it.

 

[Sorcerer]

BP's domestic is just wow. Next week it's domestic will be more than JL total run, jeez.

Anyone know how Tomb Raider is doing world wide?



Okay?

Tomb Raider $245,102,178 world wide

Seems to be much more appreciated overseas.

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[mckmas8808]

Wow. I thought domestically Black Panther
would just be under the top ten.
Maybe 15. Now its most likely going to top Titanic next week.

Yeah this is exciting to see.