The Spider-Man spinoff “Kraven the Hunter” got off to a disastrous start in North American theaters this weekend.
Its box office take was even less than the film “Madame Web.”
The R-rated “Kraven the Hunter” was directed by J.C. Chandor and faced a number of delays, partly due to the Hollywood strikes.
Some big hitters are on the way in the home stretch of the 2024 box office.
The box office has seen a dramatic recovery since June, when it was down nearly 28% from the previous year.
“Kraven the Hunter,” the Spider-Man spinoff, had a terrible opening weekend in North American theaters.
Based on studio estimates released on Sunday, the Aaron Taylor-Johnson film made just $11 million, one of the lowest openings for a Marvel-affiliated film. The movie made even less money at the box office than “Madame Web.”. “.”.
Warner Bros. released another big studio release that weekend. animated “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim,” which brought in $4.06 million. Fast-tracked to guarantee New Line would not lose the rights to Tolkien’s novels, the film, which was made for roughly $30 million, is set 183 years before the events of “The Lord of the Rings” films. The franchise’s upcoming live-action movies are being developed by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens.
Meanwhile, “Wicked” and “Moana 2” once again topped the charts. “”.
During its third weekend, “Moana” brought in $26.6 million domestically and $57.2 million abroad, for a total of $717 million worldwide. It surpassed “Dune: Part Two” to become the fourth highest grossing movie of the year. “..”.
In its fourth weekend of release, “Wicked” earned an additional $22.5 million to secure the second position. Over $500 million has been made globally and over $359 million domestically by the Universal musical.
“Gladiator II” earned $7.8 million as well, for a total of $145.9 million domestically in just four weeks.
Sony’s latest failure in its attempt to sift through the Spider-Man universe for spin-off franchises without the successful web slinger himself is “Kraven the Hunter.”. Joining “Madame Web” and “Morbius” as franchise additions that failed to impress both critics and viewers is “Kraven.”. The “Venom” trilogy, which has made over $1.08 billion worldwide, is the lone exception to this wild ride.
J. directed the R-rated film “Kraven the Hunter.”. C. Chandor and encountered several setbacks, in part because of the strikes in Hollywood. It was originally planned to open in theaters in January 2023, but it was filmed almost three years ago. The production of the movie, which TSG co-financed, reportedly cost $110 million. Internationally, it brought in $15 million, but its longevity seems limited: Rotten Tomatoes currently rates it at 15% “fresh,” and opening weekend audiences gave it a C on CinemaScore.
“Having a spinoff character does not always mean that you will be able to connect with audiences,” Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian stated. It appears that general audiences are curious about what they’re getting. “.”.
Over the weekend, a number of award-winning films, such as Paramount’s “September 5,” which concerns ABC’s coverage of the hostage situation during the Munich Olympics, were released in limited distribution. “Nickel Boys,” a film from Amazon MGM and Orion that was based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about an abusive reform school in Florida, debuted in two New York theaters. It will be expanding to Los Angeles before going nationwide in the upcoming weeks, with an average of $30,422 per screen.
The final stretch of the 2024 box office is about to see some big hits. Along with a slew of adult and arthouse releases like “Babygirl,” “Nosferatu,” and “A Complete Unknown,” “Mufasa” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” will be released in the upcoming weeks. “.
Since June, when the box office was down almost 28% from the year before, it has experienced a remarkable comeback. The deficit is currently 4 percent.
On Monday, the final domestic numbers will be made public. Forecasted ticket sales at U from Friday to Sunday. A. and Canadian theaters, as reported by Comscore.
1. . “Moana 2,” $26.6 million.
2. “Wicked” cost $22.5 million.
3. $11 million for “Kraven the Hunter.”.
4. “Gladiator II,” which cost $7.8 million.
5. . “Red One” costs $4.06 million.
6. $4.05 million for “Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.”.
7. $3.33 million for the rerelease of “Interstellar.”.
8. . $1.06 million for “Pushpa: The Rule — Part 2.”.
9. . $1.04 million for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.”.
Ten. “Queer,” $790,954.
