Box Office
Knock At The Cabin and Avatar 2 Top The Box Office
With M. Night Shyamalan’s newest film playing in every American film theatre, there is little doubt that the director has once again become the center of attention and the reason for high ticket sales. Meanwhile, Avatar: The Way of Water is slowly but surely getting closer to dethroning Titanic as the highest-grossing film of all time internationally.
Tom Brady’s 80 for Brady, where the sports icon stars as himself, has also had an interesting turn of events after a new idea of slashing ticket prices was introduced for the film. The film is seeing domestic success but will it last long?
Night Shyamalan’s Opener
Shyamalan’s newest horror flick Knock At the Cabin has received a warm reception from the audience, even if the same cannot be said about critics. The film has made about $14.2 million from domestic sales, however, it has not been regarded very highly especially by critics. It has so far received an IMDb rating of 6.4 and stands at a 68% on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s enough to say that even though the film has made money through sales, it has still received only a lukewarm response.
Shyamalan’s last film Old, a film in which time is the enemy, was also not very well received by watchers and reviewers alike. Old had an IMDb rating of 5.8 while on Rotten Tomatoes it was given a 50% freshness score. The director has had a string of badly received films in recent times.
“I actually hate that I didn’t like it more.” said one fan on IMDb while giving the film a 6/10 rating. Many reviewers also seem upset about the ending, while there are those who think that the film was not on par with the novel it is based on. The novel is titled The Cabin At The End of The World.
Avatar: The Way of Water
James Cameron’s Avatar 2 has had another successful week as the film climbs closer and closer to the top with every ticket sold in the world. While domestically, the film may not be the top performer, for its eighth week, it’s still impressive that the film manages to collect $10.8 million in North America.
This only adds to its total global revenue which now stands at $2.174 billion, just a few shy of Titanic, a film that stands at the highest, $2.194 billion. Titanic is also set to be re-released on the 10th of February, which means that the film might go over its initial worldwide earnings. This new 3D release of the film is likely going to get some attention which might prove a challenge to Cameron’s new title. Either way, the money flows into the same wallet, one way or another.
The only other contenders in the way were the original Avatar and the widely beloved Avenger: Endgame. The new sequel by Cameron has long outdone these two films and now the only one that remains is Titanic.
80 for Brady
80 for Brady opened at the second position in North America and likely drew in a lot of Brady fans across all age groups, but specifically those older than 30. The film made $12.5 million. The film’s producers decided on adopting interesting pricing for tickets, the prices were reduced from around $18 to about $12 for audience members to enjoy the film. The usual 25%-30% price cut clearly had an effect on the film’s performance and helped it make such an impressive amount in its very initial days.
Shazam: Fury of the Gods has found itself a ton of trouble from production to sales. Recently, events regarding Dwayne Johnson and his controlling nature have come to light. It turned out that due to the actor’s demands and pressure, a post-credit scene had to be canceled and re-written differently.
An executive from DC studios also accused Johnson of being bossy and trying to push everyone around in order to make Black Adam look like the good guy. On the other hand, critics panned the movie endlessly, and it ended up making very less in its opening week. No, with the release of Chad Stahelski’s John Wick: Chapter 4, the Shazam film may just be completely out of the picture. Here’s more.
Wick Vs. Shazam
If both the characters were real, let’s face it, a magical superhero would beat the gun-toting master assassin in no time. However, when it comes to box-office returns, Wick has hailed supreme. Shazam: Fury of the Gods is perhaps one of the worst-rated films in DC history, with a Rotten Tomatoes score of a mere 51%, which keeps fluctuating. On the other hand, John Wick: Chapter 4 has a score of 95%.
Baba Yaga is back in a way some fans expected. John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum had an opening box-office record of about $56.8 million. The fourth installment of the hit franchise has soared to the sky, topping its own record with a massive $74.5 million opening. Shazam: Fury of the Gods, on the flip side, only made somewhere around $37.5 million in its opening week and now has fallen down to an unimpressive $9.7 million in its second week.
“I wasn’t expecting a repeat of the first movie critically, but I was still a little surprised because I think it’s a good film. Oh well,” tweeted Shazam 2 director David F. Sandberg after the movie was basically crucified by critics. The film has managed to make around $102.4 million on a global scale, with a weekly tally of $56.1 million.
Lots of controversies followed Shazam after accusations against Dwayne Johnson surfaced. Actor Zachary Levi was sucked into the storm of accusations after he confirmed that they were being “thwarted” by outside forces. The actor had to go live on his social media handles and explain his point of view.
“I got flack about it because people were saying, ‘Oh, What are you doing? You’re trying to blame this guy because your movie’s not doing well. Like you’re trying to blame us,’” he said. “Listen, I haven’t blamed anybody. There’s not one single person that I have blamed for anything about the way that our movie has performed.”
On the other hand, a relatively clean production of John Wick: Chapter 4 led to great success. The film managed to open up as number 1 in every country where it was released. It may be due to the brilliant star cast of the film, which features the usual ensemble of Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, and Lance Reddick, along with new members such as Bill Skarsgard, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Rina Sawayama.
Director Chad Stahelski has mentioned how he may not make another John Wick film. This may be his last outing as he has some other projects, and it seems like they’ve made enough films for the assassin. While fans will never get enough of John’s classy techniques and sharp dialogues (and blades), the director may be done with the franchise. However, he has mentioned that he may be open to making one more film if actor Keanu Reeves and Stahelski himself feel like they’ve found the right story.
Creed is the series that was born from the fan-favorite boxing series Rocky. The formerly starred none other than Sylvester Stallone as the titular character. One of Rocky’s famous opponents was Apollo Creed, the son of whom is now the star of the Creed series. Creed III is the first film from the franchise, which is directed by Michael B. Jordan himself, who plays Adonis Creed.
While the former movies saw Ryan Coogler in the director’s seat, the new film has him as well as Sylvester Stallone as co-producers of the film. It has now managed to beat many of the newer movies at the global box office. Here’s the official plot summary of Creed III:
Still dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed is thriving in his career and family life. When Damian, a childhood friend, and former boxing prodigy resurfaces after serving time in prison, he’s eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian — a fighter who has nothing to lose.
Box Office Collections
In France, the film opened up on 633 screens and made up over $7 million in revenues, which further added to its global collection. This means Creed III made 73% more than Creed and about 32% more than Creed II. The film is also making the most money as a sports title in the industry. UK and Germany made the movie over $10 million thanks to the brilliant publicity Jordan was able to manage for the film. Overall, the film made about $100 million worldwide, of which $41.8 million came from international releases in over 70 countries. The film also sees Tessa Thompson reprise her role and Jonathan Majors as Creed’s new opponent.
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