We all know about the dire situation that Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is in. It all began with the negative reviews after the embargo was lifted and there just wasn’t anything Marvel could do to get the film back on track. It is still only the second Marvel movie to have a Rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film has been roasted for its weak CGI and there have been reports that the studio is at fault for that as they prioritized Black Panther: Wakanda Forever over the Ant-Man threequel when it came to resources in post production. Naturally, no one was expecting the film to open big at the box office, in retrospect the film earned a decent in the first week considering the negativity all around and the bad word of mouth. However, it wasn’t long till the film starts experiencing the heat about the negative reviews. Second week at the box office and the film has already experienced the second biggest drop for a MCU film on the box office.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Drops Big In The Second Week!
According to Luiz Fernando, in its second 3 day weekend Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is projected earn $32.2 million in the United States. That is a 69.7% drop from its opening weekend collection of $106.1 million. If this projection hold up which it most likely will, it will be the second biggest drop for a MCU film while also making it the biggest second-weekend drop for any superhero movie with a +$100M budget. Here’s a list of the drops that MCU films have experienced over the years:
- Black Widow – 67.8%
- Thor: Love and Thunder – 67.7%
- Spider-Man: No Way Home – 67.5%
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – 67%
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – 62.8%
- Eternals – 62.3%
- Spider-Man: Homecoming – $62.2%
- Ant-Man and the Wasp – 61.6%
- Captain America: The First Avenger – 60.7%
- The Incredible Hulk – 60.1%
- Avengers: Age of Ultron – 59.4%
The new release Cocaine Bear came dangerously close to take the #1 from the Ant-Man threequel, which would have been a shame for the MCU film. Cocaine Bear collected $23 million over the weekend which means that it will only be about $10 million shy of becoming the #1 film at the box office in the US. However, the Ant-Man threequel was beat by Cocaine Bear on Friday as it closed at $8.3 million that day, taking No. 2 just behind Cocaine Bear’s whopping $8.65 million.
While Quantumania has crossed $300 million globally but it is projected to end its box office run between $470-$540 million, which means it is projected to make less than Ant-Man and the Wasp, which finished at $622.6 million.
The core cast of the Ant-Man franchise including Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Michael Douglas are returning. Along with these regulars, the supporting cast of the film has added Kathryn Newton, Jonathan Majors, Bill Murray and Michelle Pfeiffer. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is currently playing in theatres near you.
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