Disney and Marvel score record opening for Ant-Man but suffer lowest CinemaScore grade since «Eternals»
There’s good news and bad news for Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.” The good news is that the blockbuster earned $46 million from its opening day in North America and is on its way to a strong $100 million-plus 3-day opening from 4,345 screens, blowing past the $75.8 million launch of its 2018 predecessor to earn the highest opening for an “Ant-Man” film.
If that figure holds through the weekend, “Quantumania” will also join fellow Marvel films “Deadpool” $132.4 million in 2016) and “Black Panther” ($202 million in 2018) as just the third film to open to more than $100 million in February. Imax and other premium formats accounted for 43% of Friday’s ticket sales, providing a significant boost to grosses through their surcharges.
Industry estimates have the film’s 3-day opening reaching $115 million with a 4-day opening reaching $130-135 million while Disney is projecting a 4-day launch of $110-120 million, a result that would be in line with pre-release projections.
