Disney smashed the pandemic record with their latest MCU flick "Black Widow". The film opened both in theaters and on Disney+ via Premium Access, and for the first time ever, the studio actually revealed the film's streaming gross. Overall, the domestic box-office has reached the highest level since Presidents Day 2020 (over $100 million over three days).
Read more about the weekend box-office after the jump.
The Marvel blockbuster "Black Widow" opened with a strong $80 million from 4,160 theaters, raked in another $78 million from 46 international territories, and added an extra $60 million from the Disney+ streaming platform. The film has officially smashed the North American pandemic record set by "F9".
While it's surprising that Disney released the streaming figures, which is something no other streaming platform has ever done, it's also reasonable to assume that the studio had strong motivation to do so this time. The most popular theory is that "Black Widow" failed to reach the $100 million milestone domestically, which the studio was expecting, and in order to secure bragging rights for the biggest opening ever for a Marvel movie, they resorted to padding out the box-office figures with the Disney+ revenue. Furthermore, Disney+ revenue is not just domestic, so it's impossible to know how much of it came from subscribers in North America.
With $80 million in its opening weekend, the MCU film fits in somewhere between "Ant-Man and the Wasp" ($75 million) and "Doctor Strange" ($85 million).
Universal continues to dominate the Top 5 with "F9" in second place ($10.9 million in its third weekend, 52% drop), "The Boss Baby: Family Business" in third place ($8.7 million in its second weekend, 45% drop), and "The Forever Purge" in fourth place ($6.7 million second weekend, 46% drop).
The Top 5 is rounded out by "A Quiet Place Part II", still holding strong, with $3 million in its seventh weekend. The film dropped only 26%, and its domestic tally has reached $150 million, while overseas it raked in $128 million, which brings its worldwide total to $279 million.
While it's surprising that Disney released the streaming figures, which is something no other streaming platform has ever done, it's also reasonable to assume that the studio had strong motivation to do so this time. The most popular theory is that "Black Widow" failed to reach the $100 million milestone domestically, which the studio was expecting, and in order to secure bragging rights for the biggest opening ever for a Marvel movie, they resorted to padding out the box-office figures with the Disney+ revenue. Furthermore, Disney+ revenue is not just domestic, so it's impossible to know how much of it came from subscribers in North America.
With $80 million in its opening weekend, the MCU film fits in somewhere between "Ant-Man and the Wasp" ($75 million) and "Doctor Strange" ($85 million).
Universal continues to dominate the Top 5 with "F9" in second place ($10.9 million in its third weekend, 52% drop), "The Boss Baby: Family Business" in third place ($8.7 million in its second weekend, 45% drop), and "The Forever Purge" in fourth place ($6.7 million second weekend, 46% drop).
The Top 5 is rounded out by "A Quiet Place Part II", still holding strong, with $3 million in its seventh weekend. The film dropped only 26%, and its domestic tally has reached $150 million, while overseas it raked in $128 million, which brings its worldwide total to $279 million.
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross | Domestic Total | Foreign Total | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Widow | $80M | $80M | $78M | $200M |
| 2 | F9: The Fast Saga | $10.8M | $141.3M | $400.4M | $225M |
| 3 | The Boss Baby: Family Business | $8.7M | $34.7M | $1.7M | $82M |
| 4 | The Forever Purge | $6.7M | $27.4M | $7.4M | $18M |
| 5 | A Quiet Place Part II | $3M | $150.7M | $128.3M | $61M |
| 6 | Cruella | $2.2M | $80.7M | $136.1M | $200M |
| 7 | The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | $1.6M | $35M | $21.8M | $70M |
| 8 | Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | $1.2M | $37.7M | $101.7M | $45M |
| 9 | In the Heights | $0.6M | $28.3M | $10.7M | $55M |
| 10 | Zola | $0.6M | $3.5M | N/A | N/A |
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