While the "Pacific Rim" sequel rose to prominence, it was time for Wakanda's King T'Challa to surrender his box office crown. “We needed more films to help carry the weight and until the next big 2018 blockbuster comes along, this rollercoaster will be at the bottom arc of the revenue curve,” he added.London-born Boyega also took a producing role alongside Guillermo del Toro, the first film's director. “At only 12 weekends into the year, the box office ecosystem is relatively small and any change to the bottom line can cause a major pendulum swing in the other direction.”ĭergarbedian noted that “Black Panther” has accounted for 24% of the total year-to-date box office in North America this year. “With the upcoming weekend a year ago generating $201.5 million, this will be another big ‘down’ weekend and by the end of the weekend, the year to date could be down by an even greater margin,” he said. He noted that the trend will continue downward this weekend, since the same 2017 weekend included the second frame of “Beauty and the Beast” with $90 million and “Power Rangers” launching with $40 million. As of March 21, this year’s total was off 1.4% at $2.54 billion, according to Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst with comScore.
With no other films breaking out this year except for “Black Panther” and Sony’s “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” the overall domestic box office is now lagging 2017.
Claire Foy stars as a troubled woman stalked by her ex. Steven Soderbergh’s thriller “Unsane” is also expected to earn between $3 million and $5 million from 2,023 sites with Bleecker Street and Fingerprint handling the release. Bella Thorne stars as a teen who has been sheltered at home since childhood due to a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. New indie distributor Global Road Entertainment, the successor to Open Road Films, is launching “Midnight Sun” with initial estimates for the young adult romantic drama between $3 million and $5 million at 2,173 theaters. The story follows James Faulkner as Saint Paul in his last days awaiting execution by Emperor Nero in Rome. Sony-Affirm’s biblical drama “Paul, Apostle of Christ” looks likely to finish in the $5 million to $6 million range in 1,431 theaters over Palm Sunday weekend. Three other new films are also opening nationwide this weekend with middling prospects.
Fox’s second weekend of the gay coming-of-age romantic drama “Love, Simon” is holding nicely between $8 million and $10 million. The second weekends of Alicia Vikander’s “Tomb Raider” and the faith-based drama “I Can Only Imagine” are both anticipated to make slightly less than “Sherlock Gnomes” in the $10 million to $11 million range. The family-friendly pic is a sequel to 2011’s “Gnomeo & Juliet.” The launch of Paramount Pictures and MGM’s animated comedy “Sherlock Gnomes” is battling three holdovers for third place, coming in at the low end of forecasts in the $12 million range at 3,662 theaters. The film is also opening this weekend in most international markets, including China. “Pacific Rim Uprising” has scored mixed reviews from critics, with a current 47% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It went on to gross $411 million at the worldwide box office, led by $112 million in China. The original “Pacific Rim” - set in the near future and starring Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, and Charlie Hunnam - opened to $37 million domestically. The movie, the sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 “Pacific Rim,” had been forecast to score between $22 million and $29 million. Universal-Legendary’s “Pacific Rim Uprising” is expected to earn as $10 million on its first day Friday, including $2.4 million from Thursday night previews.
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