Civil War: Why This Movie Is Already Historic

At the US box office from April 12 to 14, 2024

1 – Civil War: $25,712,608 (New)

2 – Godzilla x Kong: The New Kingdom: $15,450,000 (cumulative: $157,932,103)

3 – Ghostbusters: The Ice Menace: $5,800,000 (cumulative: $96,966,923)

4 – Kung Fu Panda 4: $5,500,000 (cumulative: $173,687,730)

5 – Dune 2: $4,320,000 (cumulative: $272,104,065)

6 – The Monkey Man: $4,100,000 (Cumulative: $17,765,255)

7 – The Curse: The Origin: $3,781,000 (cumulative: $14,638,113)

8 – The Long Game: $1,390,000 (New)

9 – Shrek 2: $1,350,000 (re-release)

10 – Suga | August D Tour “D-DAY” Movie: $990,881 (Total: $2,200,905)

to remember

Cannonball start for Civil war ! Alex Garland’s film grossed more than $25 million, a record for the studio behind the film: the prestigious company A24. This is the first time that this level has been reached by the firm, which distributes films such as Moonlight, Midsommar and Everything Everywhere simultaneously.

After Ex Machina, Annihilation and Men, Alex Garland signs his fourth film with Civil War. In a near future where the United States is on the brink of collapse, embedded journalists struggle to tell the biggest story of their lives: the end of America as we know it.

Success “Beyond Prediction”

The feature film also benefits from an excellent cast: Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons and Nick Offerman (already in Alex Garland’s series Devs). It comes out in France this Wednesday, April 17th.

As our colleagues from Boxoffice pro specify, it is “A success beyond all expectations, including for its distributor. Independent A24, which usually starts with a limited or event release — as it did for Everything Everywhere at Once two years ago — is recording the biggest start in its history, betting on what is also the most expensive film ever to go into wide release.“.

Godzilla x Kong on level 2

Since its first weekend in early April, Godzilla x Kong: The New Kingdom It is now #2 at the US box office. The “Monster” movie has now grossed over $157 million in the United States.

Ghostbusters: The Ice Menace 3rd remains. Dune 2 climbed to number 4, proving its very good longevity at the top.

Monkey Man moves to 6th place

2009 Oscar nominee for Best Actor for Slumdog Millionaire, actor Dev Patel (Skins, Lion) steps behind the camera for the director’s first film: Monkey Man. Like Civil War, this thriller, which promises a lot, releases on April 17 in France.

Monkey Man was bought by Netflix in 2021 for around $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 cast of the Hindu nationalist right-wing character worried Netflix about its future relationship 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.

Cursing always causes a sensation!

Curse: Origin is the 7th. 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.

At the end of the ranking we find two new editions and an event edition: long game With Dennis Quaid, Gillian Wigman, Jay Hernandez ($1.39 million), followed by a release Shrek 2 ($1.35 million) and finally, in 10th place, the BTS concert SUGA | August D tour “D-DAY” movie .

Numbers: Box Office Mojo