Two legendary heroes face off at the box office this weekend: the Dragon Warrior and the Lisan al Gaib.
“Kung Fu Panda 4” And “Dune: part two» will compete at the box office. So far, Universal's animated family film has grossed $3.8 million in box office previews from 4,035 North American theaters.
We expect a tight battle at the box office, but Jack BlackThe karate-loving panda Po has a slight advantage over Timothée Chalamet's intergalactic hero Paul Atréides. “Kung Fu Panda 4” is expected to gross $45 million to $50 million in its opening weekend, while “Dune: Part Two” is expected to gross $40 million to $45 million in its second weekend. exit.
The lack of family films in theaters should bode well for “Kung Fu Panda 4.” Besides “Dune: Part Two” which reinvigorated the movie business last week, there has yet to be a box office hit in 2024. As evidenced by last year's hits like “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”, “Elemental” and “Wonka”, “Families with young children will flock to the cinema to find the right film. This could help “Kung Fu Panda 4” land the franchise's best opening since the first 2008 film.
The first “Kung Fu Panda” launched the karate franchise with a $60 million opening and ended up grossing $632 million worldwide. The next two films were also successes; “Kung Fu Panda 2” debuted with $47.6 million in 2011 and grossed $665 million worldwide, while 2016's “Kung Fu Panda 3” had a $41 million debut and a total of $521 million.
This weekend will also see the launch of Lionsgate and Blumhouse's thriller “Imaginary,” which has grossed $725,000 in previews and is aiming for a debut budget of $10 million to $14 million, and Angel Studio's faith-based film ” Cabrini”, which aims for a low doubling. numbers.