Dark Phoenixofficially holds the lowest opening of the 19-year, 12-film X-Men franchise. The film, written and directed by Simon Kinberg, rose from the ashes this weekend to just $33 million, significantly behind the opening numbers for 2013’sThe Wolverine($53 million) and the originalBryan Singer-directedX-Men($54 million). The other film Dark Phoenix failed to catch?The Secret Life of Pets 2, which opened this weekend at number 1 with $47 million, just a bit better than estimates.
Dark PhoenixstarsGame of ThronesalumSophie Turneras Jean Grey in an adaptation of the iconic “Dark Phoenix Saga” comic book arc. As a writer, Kinberg already half-attempted to get that story on to the screen withX-Men: The Last Standin 2006, which is one of the worst-reviewed entries in the franchise but actually the third-highest earner at $234 million. (It’s actuallythehighest earner if you don’t count theDeadpoolmovies.)
Meanwhile,Godzilla: King of the Monsterstoppled 67.5% from its opening weekend to notch another $15 million, landing the mighty monster mash in fourth place behind Disney’s live-action Aladdin ($24.5 million). It’s a different story for the Big G overseas, though, where it’s stomped to $213.7 million, bringing its worldwide total to $292 million.
Rocketman, the R-rated Elton John biopic starringTaron Egerton, continues to perform admirably, fighting its way on Saturday night to another $14 million. In its second weekend, the film landed aboveMa, theOctavia Spencer-starring horror-thriller from Universal and Blumhouse, which earned $7.8 million.
And hey,Avengers: Endgameis still out here trying to maybe, possibly become the highest-earning movie of all time overAvatar’s $2.788 billion. InEndgame’s seventh weekend in theaters, it notched another $9 million worldwide, bringing the global total to $2.731 million.
Check out the weekend’s top 10 estimates below, and be back here next week to see ifMen In Black: Internationalstays on Earth or leaves the stratosphere. (Numbers viaBox Office Mojo)
The Secret Life of Pets 2
$47,110,000
$48,035,000
Dark Phoenix
$33,000,000
$24,500,000
$232,385,926
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
$15,540,000
$78,597,097
$14,000,000
$50,498,756
$7,820,000
$32,768,075
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
$7,400,000
$138,662,998
Avengers: Endgame
$4,800,000
$824,365,940
Pokemon Detectice Pikachu
$2,980,000
$137,401,719
$1,577,259
$17,814,672
