John Wick 4 raked in $73.5 million at the North American box
office, and $137.5 million worldwide. The movie debuted in the top slot in all
71 markets it opened at this weekend.
The movie's massive opening weekend made history in a couple
of notable ways. According to Elzer & Associates, The John Wick franchise
is only the ninth film series in the last 40 years to reach a record debut in
its fourth outing. Of those nine, John Wick joins only four others that have
grown in popularity with each new entry. John Wick: Chapter 4 is also the biggest
R-rated opening weekend since the box office rebounded from the pandemic.
The original John Wick opened at $14 million, Chapter 2 at
$30 million, and Chapter 3 at $56 million, making Chapter 4's $73.5 million a
pretty sizable jump from the other entries. The movie had a budget of $100
million, meaning its opening weekend alone has already surpassed the production
costs.
John Wick 4's early commercial success is in line with its
widespread critical acclaim. We called the movie a masterpiece, saying, "It
seemed like an impossible task, but the Baba Yaga has a history of delivering
on those: John Wick: Chapter 4 stands above its predecessors – and the past
decade’s worth of action films as a whole – as a modern epic, something Keanu
Reeves and Chad Stahelski have been driving at since 2014."
Elsewhere, the weekend box office was not as kind to DC's
Shazam! Fury of the Gods. According to Variety, Shazam 2 earned just $9.7
million in its second weekend, a 69% decline from its debut.
Fury of the Gods has earned about $46 million in North
America, which is a far cry from its $110 million production costs and
similarly-sized marketing budget.
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