The first quarter of 2024 is coming to a close with the Good Friday and Easter holidays framed as one major release, and major reservations in the previous month are driving box office receipts.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Warner Bros.
March 29, 2024 (widely)
Opening weekend range: $51 million-$65 million
Weekend pros:
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Riding on the back end of 2021 Godzilla vs. Kong, which received a 91 percent audience rating and a 76 percent critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It was the tentpole's first significant box office hit of the pandemic era, grossing $100.9 million domestically.
- New empire Currently progressing Transformers: Rise of the Monsters In terms of advance sales, according to various sources, it's decent for a film that offers the kind of escapist action films that have done well on the big screen recently.
- With most schools closed and many adults off work on Friday, the extended weekend will provide the opportunity for movie viewing among families and other demographics. Ghostbusters: The Frozen Empire, Sand Dunes: Part TwoAnd Kung Fu Panda 4 You should make use of the last leftovers.
Weekend cons:
- After a month full of male films, New empire You may face some challenge in attracting your entire potential audience. while Sand Dunes: Part Two It enters its fifth frame and regains some of the imprint of IMAX Ghostbusters The sequel should still be a fair draw. The NCAA Tournament will also remain a contender for the attention of its target audience.
- Furthermore, the review ban for New empire It won't drop until the day before release. While popcorn flicks are often somewhat immune to critical backlash, potential negative reception is still a factor to keep an eye on with a franchise known for being front-loaded by fans of the brutal genre.
Current projection ranges call for 27% increase Of the comparable weekend top ten gross of $ 91.8 million in 2023 and 45% He increases From $80.2 million for 2019 during the same calendar windows.
| film | studio | 3 day weekend forecast | Expected domestic gross as of Sunday, March 31 | 3-Day % Change from Last Wknd |
| Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | Warner Bros. Pictures | $62,000,000 | $62,000,000 | new |
| Ghostbusters: The Frozen Empire | Sony/Columbia | $18,500,000 | $74,900,000 | -59% |
| Kung Fu Panda 4 | Universal Pictures | $13,300,000 | $154,500,000 | -19% |
| Sand Dunes: Part Two | Warner Bros. Pictures | $12,300,000 | $253,400,000 | -30% |
| King Arthur | Lionsgate | $2,700,000 | $19,500,000 | -37% |
All forecasts are subject to review/terminationn prior to the first confirmation of opening previews or Friday estimates from studios or official sources.
Stage numbers are either studio estimates or unofficial forecasts if preceded by “~”.
The table above does not necessarily represent the exact ranking as some studios do not finalize weekend location counts and/or reporting intent of box office returns prior to publication.