Abandoned by Netflix, this John Wick-style film takes revenge at the US box office

At the US box office from March 29 to March 31, 2024

1 – Godzilla x Kong: The New Kingdom: $31,700,000 (cumulative: $135,037,630)

2 – Monkey Man: $10,100,000 (New)

3 – Ghostbusters: The Ice Menace: $9,000,000 (cumulative: $88,863,665)

4 – The Curse of Origin: $8,363,000 (New)

5 – Kung Fu Panda 4: $7,850,000 (cumulative: $166,057,090)

6 – Dune 2: $7,200,000 (cumulative: $264,858,587)

7 – Someone Like You: $3,002,382 (New)

8 – Scandalously Yours: $1,557,234 (Cumulative: $1,652,902)

9 – King Arthur: $1,540,000 (cumulative: $22,205,856)

10 – Immaculate: $1,405,000 (cumulative: $14,146,129)

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After his monster launch last week, Godzilla x Kong: The New Kingdom remains at the top of the box office. The “Monster” movie has now grossed more than $135 million in the United States.

“The movie already surpasses the performance of Godzilla vs. Kong ($101 million in 2021) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters ($110 million in 2019). It remains to be seen if it will do better than 2014’s first Godzilla, which ended up grossing $200 million.“, exact Boxoffice Pro.

Three new products will find a place in the top 10: monkey man by Dev Patel comes in at No. 2, with $10 million in Box Office Mojo’s initial estimate.

Abandoned by Netflix, Ape Man Takes Revenge in Theaters

2009 Academy Award nominee for Best Actor for Slumdog Millionaire, actor Dev Patel (Skins, Lion) steps behind the camera for his directorial debut. This action-packed thriller will be released in France on April 17.

Monkey Man was bought by Netflix in 2021 for about $30 million (twice the film’s budget). But the streaming giant wasn’t doing anything about it. According to the World of Reel website, the Hindu nationalist right-wing portrayal of the character made Netflix worried about its future relations with India. So the company preferred to return the film to the producers.

Jordan Peele (Get Out, Nope) then had a chance to see the film. Fascinated by Dev Patel’s vision, he believes The Monkey Man deserves a theatrical release. He then bought this ‘John Wick in Mumbai’ through his company Monkeypaw Productions and decided to release it in theaters with Universal Pictures.

Curse is a sensation!

Ghostbusters: The Ice Menace Now it’s the 3rd and it will be followed by another new product, Curse: Origin.

After Halloween and The Exorcist, another horror classic gets a makeover: Cursed. With one difference, because if the previous two sagas were allowed to continue, it would be a prequel to the Richard Donner film released in 1976, in which the United States ambassador to London realizes that his son is nothing more than reincarnation. Antichrist.

Kung Fu Panda 4 It is in 5th place, in total, which exceeded the mark of $166 million. Still on the new side, let’s celebrate the movie someone like youAdapted from a work by Karen Kingsbury (ranked 7).

Numbers: Box Office Mojo