'John Wick: Chapter 3' nearly doubled the opening of 'John Wick: Chapter 2' by merely being 'just another 'John Wick' movie.'
opened with $7 million in 1987 while the second Mel Gibson/Danny Glover flick became a true breakout sequel with a $20 million launch in 1989.kicked off summer 1992 with $33 million over its Fri-Sun debut, the second biggest ever at the time. That’s a 185% jump for the first sequel and a robust 65% jump for the third film.opened with $58 million in 1995 . 11 years later, with 3-D boosts, over a decade of inflation and no holiday weekend impacting the Fri-Sun figure,and then a jump of 89.
That’s not to take away any credit from Lionsgate’s marketing departments, nor Reeves himself who sold the living hell out of the picture over the last few weeks. But this monster opening weekend, even if the film doesn’t quite leg out as well as its predecessors is a testament to the potential of homegrown and original franchises as long as you’re not breaking the bank. It’s a sign that other films can over-perform even alongside a Disney MCU mega-movie.
Speaking of hope, that’s exactly what a movie like this opening as well as this feels like in a Netflix/VOD world. Now, how about you add Carrie Anne Moss and Winona Ryder to . Having Sandra Bullock show up as the villain, possibly reprising her character from If you like what you're reading, follow @ScottMendelson on Twitter, and"like" The Ticket Booth on Facebook.
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