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Two other movies released in March also set records for their film series.

[Weekend Box Office: ‘Shazam!’ Sequel Falls Flat In Debut Weekend](https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2023/03/19/weekend-box-office-shazam-sequel-falls-flat-in-debut-weekend/?sh=4027f05876fa) (Forbes) [Weekend Box Office: ‘Scream VI’ Sets Franchise Record With $44.5 Million U.S. Its $30.5 million opening was less than the first Shazam!, which had a $53.5 million debut. Fury Of The Gods, a sequel to 2019’s Shazam!, debuted at No. The film also stars Lace Reddick, who died at age 60 last week from natural causes. 1 at the weekend’s domestic box office. Its domestic opening beat 2014’s John Wick ($14 million), 2017’s John Wick 2 ($30 million) and 2019’s John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum ($56 million).

Returning Keanu Reeves in the titular role, 'John Wick: Chapter 4' got off to a franchise-best start in its box office opening.

[Zach Braff](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/zach-braff/) [Florence Pugh Says She Chopped Off Her Own Hair for ‘A Good Person’: “Found it Really Liberating”](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/florence-pugh-cut-own-hair-a-good-person-1235360849/) [Heat Vision](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/e/heat-vision/) [Zachary Levi Says He Doesn’t Blame Dwayne Johnson for the Nixed Post-Credits Scene in ‘Shazam! 4 with a strong $8.36 million for a domestic total of $140.9 million through Sunday. Overseas, it pulled in $12.1 million from 77 markets for a tepid tally of $56.1 million and $102.4 million globally. Overseas, it has earned north of $100 million for MGM and partner Warner Bros. And the movie accounted for more than 60 percent of all foot traffic, per EntTelligence. The cast also features Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgard, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Rina Sawayama, Ian McShane and [the late Lance Reddick](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lance-reddick-remembered-john-wick-four-premiere-1235356559/), who died earlier this month. From New Line and DC, Shazam 2 fell a steep 68 percent to $9.7 million in its second weekend in more bad news for the kid-friendly superhero pic. In North America, the fourth installment in the marquee Lionsgate action franchise easily bested the $56.8 million opening of 2019’s John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum. Paramount and Spyglass’ Scream VI placed No. Globally, it debuted to a resounding $64 million from 71 markets for a global start of $137.5 million, a series record on all fronts. The U.K. Internationally, the movie opened No.

"John Wick: Chapter 4," the fourth installment in the Keanu Reeves assassin series, debuted with a franchise-best $73.5 million at the box office.

["Scream VI"](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/03/08/scream-vi-ghostface-movie-review/11417216002/) (No. Jordan boxing drama ["Creed III"](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/03/01/creed-iii-movie-review-michael-b-jordan/11363759002/) (No. [reluctant-but-not-that-reluctant killer](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/03/23/keanu-reeves-movies-best-roles-ranked/11513933002/) John Wick, exceeded both expectations and previous opening weekends in the R-rated franchise. Fury of the Gods" slumped to second place with $9.7 million in its second weekend. [ Keanu Reeves' 10 essential movie roles (from John Wick to Neo), ranked](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/03/23/keanu-reeves-movies-best-roles-ranked/11513933002/) After ticket sales rebounded to about 67% of pre-pandemic levels last year, the release lineup is steadier and more packed this year. [Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry pay tribute](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/03/17/lance-reddick-dies-the-wire-john-wick-actor/11493481002/) After its disappointing $30.5 million debut last weekend, "Shazam! A spinoff titled "Ballerina" starring Ana de Armas and co-starring Reeves has already been shot. [died unexpectedly at age 60](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/03/17/lance-reddick-dies-the-wire-john-wick-actor/11493481002/) a week before the film's release. ['John Wick: Chapter 4' star talks Keanu Reeves and making her movie debut](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/03/26/rina-sawayama-john-wick-4-akira-keanu-reeves/11528219002/) ["John Wick: Chapter 4,"](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/03/21/john-wick-4-review-keanu-reeves/11509740002/) the fourth installment in [the Keanu Reeves assassin series](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/03/25/keanu-reeves-john-wick-4-end-credit-scene-spoilers/11531905002/), debuted with a franchise-best $73.5 million at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Boosted by positive reviews and enthusiastic word-of-mouth, the fourth installment in Lionsgate's action series, led by Keanu Reeves as a legendary assassin, ...

It cost more than $100 million to produce, giving it the highest price tag in the series. It’s one of the rare original properties to keep growing and improving upon the last, in terms of ticket sales. 1 in each of the 71 markets where it opened — bringing its global tally to $137.5 million.

Keenu Reeves starrer 'John Wick Chapter 4' released on Friday and it had some paid previews a day early and it had a much higher opening than any of i.

Refresh for latest…: It was a bow-wow-wow! start for Lionsgate/Thunder Road Films/87 Eleven's John Wick: Chapter 4 with $137.5M global this session.

After Oz, Mexico grossed an estimated $4.2M, 93% ahead of JW3. Australia had the second biggest opening weekend of the year locally with an estimated $4.68M, 54% up from JW3. Germany, one of the Wick movies’ most faithful, tossed an estimated $5.5M, good for 64% ahead of JW3. The well-reviewed movie is a nice salve for theaters. Of that, $64M is estimated from 71 [international box office](https://deadline.com/tag/international-box-office/) markets. [Lionsgate](https://deadline.com/tag/lionsgate/)/Thunder Road Films/87 Eleven’s [John Wick: Chapter 4](https://deadline.com/tag/john-wick-chapter-4/) with $137.5M global this session.

Opening weekend for the Keanu Reeves franchise reached $73.5 million domestic.

Also opening in one New York theater, “The Five Devils” (MUBI) took in $8,666. Stephen Frears’ “The Lost King” (IFC) with Sally Hawkins did $575,000 in 753. The Dardennes brothers “Tori and Lokita” (Sideshow/Janus) did $15,600 in two theaters. “Nam June Pak: Moon Is the Oldest TV” (Greenwich) scored the year’s best documentary exclusive opening with $10,378 at New York’s Film Forum. But since “Knives Out” in 2019, their biggest gross before this was “The Jesus Revolution” with $49 million (and still in release). “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (A24), now starting its second year, added another $445,000. Fury of the Gods” (Warner Bros. If that is sustained, the 2023 domestic total would be around $9.4 billion. This is their biggest film since the final “Hunger Games” in 2015. And it’s a welcome return to form for Lionsgate, which in past years thrived with huge franchises like “Twilight” and “The Hunger Games.” Even better, with an estimated production budget of $100 million, it has a lower threshold to reach profit than many franchise titles. That is by far the best initial take in the “Wick” series.

Keanu Reeves and Donnie Yen star in the latest action film about a world of assassins.

Or is the merely the idea of “John Wick,” an unstoppable assassin, dead, and the grave is put there just so the man can live a life of peace? Personally, even if never a Chapter 5, I want to believe it’s a lie anyway. [saw the action movie this weekend](https://gizmodo.com/john-wick-chapter-4-trailer-3-keanu-reeves-donnie-yen-1850118870) but we’re guessing not all of you saw the surprise that was saved for the very end of the credits. He both strongly implies that Akira gets her revenge and kills Caine but also, without showing it, leaves his options open for it not to happen too, in case we get to see these characters again. He takes a bullet to the stomach, keels over, and later both Winston (Ian McShane) and the Bowery King (Lawrence Fishburne) commiserate at his gravesite. It’s Akira (Rina Sawayama), whose father Koji (Hiroyuki Sanada) was killed by Caine earlier in the film.

John Wick: Chapter 4” took in roughly $73.5 million on its opening weekend, a rare phenomenon this far into a series.

(It cost $15 million to make.) In November, Lionsgate will revive its “Hunger Games” franchise with a prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” The studio also has “Saw” and “Expendables” sequels on the way, along with an adaptation of Judy Blume’s “ “Scream VI” (Paramount) sold roughly $8.4 million in tickets, for a three-week total of about $90 million. In 2020, Lionsgate found a hit with “Knives Out” — only to have Netflix scoop up the expensive sequel, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.” In some ways, Lionsgate had become an industry afterthought, discussed most frequently in Hollywood as the next studio to fall victim to a consolidating entertainment industry. [how the franchise’s greatest action sequences came to be](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/movies/john-wick-action-scenes.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-john-wick&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc). He also [narrated a fight](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/movies/john-wick-3-parabellum-clip.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-john-wick&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc)from the third film. (The film took in an additional $64 million in release overseas.) But neither soared in popularity from sequel to sequel to the same degree as “John Wick.” (The “Fast and Furious” franchise stumbled with chapter three, leading to a creative overhaul.) The “John Wick” series now outranks the “Die Hard” and Lethal Weapon” franchises in terms of chapter-to-chapter growth. In 2017, “John Wick: Chapter 2” sold $30 million over its first three days and went on to generate $92 million. “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum” arrived to $57 million in 2019 and grossed $171 million. [John Wick: Chapter 4](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/movies/john-wick-chapter-4-keanu-reeves.html),” which took in roughly $73.5 million at North American theaters, easily enough for first place.

Internationally, the film took in an estimated $64 million, debuting at No. 1 in each of the 71 markets where it opened, for a worldwide gross of $137.5 million ...

[in a statement provided to EW](https://ew.com/movies/john-wick-4-dedicated-lance-reddick-keanu-reeves-chad-stahelski/). Which is just a shame." Internationally, the film took in an estimated $64 million, debuting at No. [Zachary Levi](http://ew.com/person/zachary-levi/) cited marketing as the film's "biggest issue" in terms of its lackluster reception, [writing on Twitter](https://ew.com/movies/zachary-levi-addresses-shazam-fury-of-the-gods-box-office/), "This is a perfect family movie, and yet a lot of families aren't aware of that. [Chad Stahelski](https://ew.com/person/chad-stahelski/), who oversaw the previous three films, and stars [Laurence Fishburne](https://ew.com/person/laurence-fishburne/), [Ian McShane](https://ew.com/person/ian-mcshane/), [Bill Skarsgård](https://ew.com/person/bill-skarsgard/), [Donnie Yen](https://ew.com/person/donnie-yen/), and [Lance Reddick](https://ew.com/person/lance-reddick/), who [died](https://ew.com/celebrity/lance-reddick-dead-the-wire-john-wick-actor-dies/) shortly before the film's premiere. [John Wick: Chapter 4](https://ew.com/movies/john-wick-4-creation-keanu-reeves-chad-stahelski/) fought it way to the top of the box office, defying expectations and making it the best debut of the franchise yet.

'John Wick: Chapter 4' Hits Franchise Record $137.5 Million USD at Global Box Office Weekend: Topping domestic box offices with a $73.5 million USD debut.

The [Lionsgate](https://hypebeast.com/tags/lionsgate) and [Keanu Reeves](https://hypebeast.com/tags/keanu-reeves)-led action film has annihilated DC’s Shazam 2 with a domestic box office weekend of $73.5 million USD. [early reactions](https://hypebeast.com/2023/3/john-wick-chapter-4-initial-reactions-twitter-reviews) calling the film, “one of the greatest action movies ever made.” The cast features Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgard, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Rina Sawayama, Ian McShane and the late Lance Reddick. Filled with action-packed sequences, the fourth sequel appears to live up to [John Wick: Chapter 4](https://hypebeast.com/tags/john-wick-chapter-4) is proving to be a major box office hit all around the world. 1 in every market, with the U.K. The film was shown in 3,855 theaters domestically and in 71 international markets.