Audience just weren’t buying Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, on the other hand. Only the Minions have truly broken through to deliver numbers that feel pre-2020.
A second occurred this summer with Lightyear, but that one has been considered a disappointment with just $115 million. It was almost two years before we saw one gross over $100 million ( Sing 2). Rotten Returns: Paws of Fury Packs a Weak PunchĪnimated films have not had a great run since the pandemic began in 2020. 3 and The Marvels are all likely to open well, but if audiences, like critics, feel the quality is waning once again, how long is that going to last? Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Even if we see Taika Waititi’s second Thor film land between $320-330 million total, that is, at best, a 2.28 multiple, joining the ranks of other recent Phase Four films. Overall it is currently running $19 million ahead of Ragnarok’s pace but had a second weekend that was about $11 million less. Love and Thunder is running into Nope next weekend. Yes, Shang-Chi did spread positive vibes, multiplying its $63 million start by 3.55, and No Way Home had a very impressive 3.09 after its massive opening.
It still got itself over $410 million, but it has the lowest opening weekend-to-final gross multiple in the MCU at 2.19 Black Widow was 2.28, and Eternals was 2.31. After a $187 million start this May, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness fell 67.5%. Love and Thunder faced off against Where the Crawdads Sing.īlack Widow fell 67.8% last summer after an $80 million start, but it was when some vaccinated audiences started coming back to theaters and others may have been checking it out at home, paying for it on Disney+. Instead, it had the second-lowest weekend amongst those top 15 in their second weekend, doing slightly better than Homecoming’s $44.2 million (after a $117 million start) facing the opening of War of the Planet of the Apes. If Thor: Love and Thunder dropped in the upper 50s, it would have been business as usual. Only three of them had second-weekend drops over 60% ( Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness). There have been 15 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with opening weekends over $100 million. But let’s entertain that way of thinking for a moment. If you want to go that route, sure, you can say that Spider-Man: No Way Home dropped 67.5%… after one of the biggest openings of all time with $260 million. It may not be the absolute worst drop for a film based on a Marvel property (cough, Morbius) but it is the worst drop within “the plan.” What is the counterargument? A big opening means a big drop. 1 slot this weekend after a first week’s gross of $187.2 million – a solid start for sure, but how about this second weekend? $46 million. The fourth Thor film indeed remained in the No.
(Photo by ©Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/©Marvel Studios) King of the Crop: Thor Retains the Top Spot Despite Big Drop Last week’s column broke down how there were cracks starting to show in Phase Four, and while this may not be long-term given the familiarity of what is on their calendar going forward, any sign of genuine disappointment with their product is something new for them and should be of some concern. But it was scheduled to be challenged by its own fanbase and those who listen to them as to whether the latest chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is worthy of their immediate attention. Thor: Love and Thunder was not going to be challenged by a trio of new releases all aimed at different demographics.
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