“John Wick: Chapter 4” soared to the top of the box office and shattered records in its very first weekend of release.
The hit movie starring Keanu Reeves raked in an astounding $73.5 million during opening weekend, which is a franchise record for the “John Wick” series, according to Variety. The fourth edition of the film beat out its very own record, after seeing only $14 million from the original film’s opening, $30.4 million in the second installation and $56.8 million for “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum,” the outlet reported.
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Reeves reprised his role as the legendary assassin and is being credited for putting forth his best acting skills and overall performance in this particular film.
“John Wick: Chapter 4” brought in $64 million at the international box office, debuting at No. 1 in each of its 71 opening markets. This brought the grand total to $137.5 million in accumulated profits, according to Variety.
The movie itself is said to have cost $100 million to produce, which is the highest price tag of all the “John Wick” series movies, according to Variety.
“This is a superb opening,” David A. Gross of movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research told the outlet. “Each of the ‘John Wick’ sequels has shown big growth. It’s outstanding.” (RELATED: Keanu Reeves Reveals Clause In Contract That Prevents ‘System Of Control And Manipulation’)
“John Wick: Chapter 4” runs for two hours and 49 minutes, yet the length of the film didn’t seem to deter any fans from coming out in a show of interest and support for the highly-anticipated movie. The film received a CinemaScore of “A.”
The gap between first place and second place is a substantial one. Runner-up “Shazam 2” generated $9.7 million from 4,071 venues after the film’s second weekend of release, according to Variety.
“Scream VI” took third place and collected $8.4 million from 3,355 cinemas in its third weekend, the outlet reported.