Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire shattered expectations with a staggering $80 million domestic opening, the second-biggest opening of the year behind Dune: Part Two’s $82.5M. Notably, it also marked the biggest opening for a MonsterVerse sequel and falls within the ballpark of the $93M earned by 2014’s Godzilla.
Internationally, GxK hauled in $114M from 62 markets and is currently tracking 30% ahead of Godzilla and 25% higher than Dune: Part Two, according to the trade. IMAX and Premium Large Format comprised 38% of the $194M global bow, with 3D adding 19%.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire experienced a significant drop in its second week, earning $15.7M over three days. This represents a 65% decrease, bringing its domestic cume to $73.4M.
Dune: Part Two continues to hold strong despite the intense competition. Through five weeks, the blockbuster epic has amassed $252.3M domestic and $626M worldwide.
In other news, Christopher Nolan’s Best Picture winner Oppenheimer got a fantastic start in Japan, earning $2.6M to become the territory’s biggest studio opening of the year. IMAX accounted for $810K.
Box Office Results: Domestic Top 10
1.) Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Leg/WB) 3,861 theaters, Fri $37M Sat $26.6M Sun $16.4M 3-day $80M/Wk 1
2.) Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Sony) 4,345 theaters, Fri $5.5M (-65%), Sat $6.3M Sun $3.87M 3-day $15.7M (-65%), Total $73.4M/Wk 2
3.) Dune: Part Two (Leg/WB) 3,136 theaters (-301), Fri $3.6M (-20%) Sat $4.7M Sun $2.8M 3-day $11.1M(-37%)/Total $252.3M/Wk 5
4.) Kung Fu Panda 4 (Uni/DWA) 3,582 (-223) theaters, Fri $3.97M (-3%), Sat $3.9M Sun $2.35M 3-day $10.2M (-38%), Total $151.6M/Wk 4
5.) Immaculate (NEON) 2,362 (+8) theaters, Fri $1.1M (-44%) Sat $1.25M Sun $875K 3-day $3.26M (–39%)/Total $11.1M/ Wk 2
6.) Arthur the King (LG) 2,525 (-478) theaters, Fri $784K Sat $995K Sun $621K 3-day $2.4M (-43%), Total $19.06M/Wk 3
7.) Late Night With the Devil (IFC) 1442 (+408) theaters (IFC), Fri $773K Sat $862K Sun $569K 3-day $2.2M (-21%), Total $6.2M/Wk 2
8.) Tillu Square (Prath) 450 theaters, Fri $1M Sat $515K Sun $355K 3-day$1.87M/Wk 1
9.) Crew (FunAsia) 486 theaters, Fri $604K Sun $530K Sun $366K 3-day $1.5M/Wk 1
10.) Imaginary (LG) 1,956 (-557) theaters Fri $506K Sat $564K Sun $330K 3-day $1.4M (-50%) Total $26.2M/Wk 4