‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” roars to $80M opening

LOS ANGELES — The Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as “ Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ” roared to an $80 million opening on 3,861 North American screens, in line with Sunday studio estimates.
The monster mash-up from Warner Bros. and Legendary Photos starring Rebecca Corridor and Brian Tyree Henry introduced the second-highest opening in what has been a sturdy yr, falling simply wanting the the $81.5 million debut of “Dune: Half 2.”
Projections had put the the opening weekend of “Godzilla x Kong: Frozen Empire” at nearer to $50 million.
Final week’s No. 1 on the field workplace, “ Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” was second with $15.7 million for a two-week complete of $73.4 million.
“ Dune: Half Two ” stayed robust in its fifth week, falling within the third spot with an $11.1 million take and a home complete of 252.4 million.
The final matchup of the 2 monsters from Warner Bros. and Legendary, 2021’s “Godzilla vs. Kong,” had a a lot smaller opening weekend of $48.5 million, however that was an enormous quantity for a movie slowed by the coronavirus pandemic and launched concurrently on HBO Max.
The newer movie had the second greatest opening of the studios’ broader MonsterVerse franchise. “Godzilla” introduced in $93.2 million in 2014.
Estimated ticket gross sales are for Friday by Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, in line with Comscore. Last home figures can be launched Monday.
1. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” 80 million.
2. “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” $15.7 million.
3. “Dune: Half Two,” $11.1 million.
4. “Kung Fu Panda 4,” $10.2. million.
5. “Immaculate,” $3.3 million.
6. “Arthur the King,” $2.4 million.
7. “Late Night time With the Satan,” $2.2 million.
8. “Tillu Sq.,” $1.8 million.
9. “Crew,” $1.5 million.
10. “Imaginary,” $1.4 million.