Marvel Studios has kicked the box office into high gear again. “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” landed a strong opening day gross of $46 million, a figure that includes $17.5 million from Thursday preview screenings.
That marks the third-highest February opening day in history, standing behind two other superhero adventures, “Black Panther” ($75.9 million) and “Deadpool” ($47.3 million). “Quantumania” also landed the highest such figures for the “Ant-Man” series, beating out the 2015 original ($22.6 million) and 2018 sequel ($33 million).
“Quantumania” is currently eyeing a three-day opening north of $100 million. Some more bullish industry predictions have the film ending up about $130 million over the four-day Presidents’ Day holiday frame. That would come in under the openings of last year’s Marvel slate, including “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” ($185 million), “Thor: Love and Thunder” ($144 million) and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” ($181 million). But the “Ant-Man” films have typically carried a more modest profile than their Marvel peers (though still super-sized in comparison to the average studio release).
Directed by Peyton Reed, “Quantumania” stars Paul Rudd as Ant-Man and Evangeline Lilly as Wasp, along with Jonathan Majors debuting as supervillain Kang the Conqueror. The cast also includes Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Bill Murray and Kathryn Newton.
More to come…
Read More About:
Source: Read Full Article