Box office results: John Wick 4 ignites with record franchise start

The excellent John Wick: Chapter 4 got off to a strong start at the domestic and global box office this weekend. Domestically, the action sequel grossed $73.5 million, while the international haul is an impressive $64 million – the franchise's top two – for a worldwide take of $137.5 million. . By Deadline, this marks Keanu Reeves' second-best domestic opening behind 2003's The Matrix Reloaded ($91.7 million in 2003) and second-best worldwide debut behind The Matrix Revolution's $201.4 million in 2003. .

Wick also landed the $49.4 million opening Halloween Kills to become the biggest R-rated post-pandemic debut album. Viewers flocked to see the action epic on Imax, which raised $12.7 million worldwide. It's also worth noting that this is only the fifth time in 40 years that a fourth installment has set a franchise record in its opening weekend.

On a not-so-positive note, Shazam! Fury of the Gods dropped 68% in week 2, raking in just $9.7 million for a domestic total of $46.3 million to date. Ouch. Scream VI came in third with $8.4 million (-52%) and grossed $89.9 million domestically, while Creed III earned an additional $8.36 million to port its national total at $140.88 million.

Also, for those keeping the tally, Avatar: James Cameron's Way of the Water rose to #7 on the all-time domestic box office charts, surpassing Avengers: Infinity War at 678 million. dollars, and is $20 million behind Black Panther ($700 million). Worldwide, the sequel ranks third with $2.3 billion.

John Wick: Chapter 4 (LG) 3,855 theaters, Fri $29.4M, Sat $25.8M Sun $18.2M 3 days $73.5M/week 1 Shazam! Fury of the Gods (WB) 4,071 theaters, Fri $2.37M (-80%), Sat $4.3M Sun $3M 3 days $9.7M (-68%), total $46.3M/ week 2 Scream VI (Par) 3,355 theaters (-321), Fri $2.46M (-53%) Sat $3.6M Sun $2.29M 3 days $8.4M (-52% ), total $89.9M/week 3 Creed III (MGM) 3,207 theaters (-270), Fri $2.279M (-48%) Sat $3.7M Sun $2.3M 3 days $8.36M (-46%), total $140.88M/week 4 65 (Sony) 2,786 (-619) theaters, Fri $865,000 (-45%), Sat $1.4M Sun $950,000 3 days $3.25M (-44%), total 27, $8M/week 3 Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania (Dis) 1,915 (-735) theaters, Fri $609,000 (-48%) Cocaine Bear (UK) 2,207 (-480) theaters, Fri $600,000 (-45%) Sat $930,000 Sun $560,000 3 days $2.09M (-47%)/total 62.1 M$/week 5 Jesus Revolution (LG) 1,964 theaters (-390), Fri $547,000 (-43%) Sat $810,000 Sun $643,000 3 days $2m (-43%)/total $49m/week 5 Champions (Foc) 1,917 (-1,122) theaters, Fri $420,000 (-52%) Avatar: The Way of Water (Dis) 935 theaters (-255), Fri $316,000 (-39%) Sat $636,000 Sun $448,000 3 days $1.4M (-33%)Total 680 .4 M$ / week 15