It’s been a disappointing weekend at the box office of Dark Phoenix. The last of the 20th Century Fox era X-Men movies failed to top the box office, being bested by Universal Pictures Secret Life of Pets 2.
In North America Phoenix had been estimated a $50-60m weekend. According to estimations from BoxOfficeMojo the Simon Kinberg directed picture was only able to score a franchise low $33m.
Opening night audiences scored the movie with a B- CinemaScore indicating the word-of-mouth may further hinder its performance. Give the franchise average 2.5x multiplier it’s looking as though the movie will struggle to make it $80m.
Internationally, Dark Phoenix debuted in all but Japan this weekend, and brought in an estimated $107m. Its international performance was led by a $45.6m opening in China. Additional openings include South Korea ($5.7m), Mexico ($5.0m), UK ($4.9m), France ($3.8m), Russia ($3.4m), Brazil ($2.9m), Philippines ($2.4m), Taiwan ($2.3m) and India ($2.3m).
The film will open in Japan on June 21.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y882k4F9jgIn Dark Phoenix, the X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe: one of their own, Jean Grey. During a rescue mission in space, Jean is nearly killed when she is hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. Wrestling with this entity inside her, Jean unleashes her powers in ways she can neither comprehend nor contain. With Jean spiraling our of control, and hurting the ones she loves most, she begins to unravel the very fabric that holds the X-Men together. Now, with this family falling apart, they must find a way to unite – not only to save Jean’s soul, but to save our very planet from aliens who wish to weaponize this force and rule the galaxy.
Dark Phoenix is being directed by Simon Kinberg. James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence and Michael Fassbender are confirmed to return to the roles of Charles Xavier, Mystique and Magneto respectively. Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Nicholas Hoult, Alexandra Shipp and Kodi Smit-McPhee will also return.
The film is due for release on June 7, 2019 in North America. In the UK the movie drops on June 5.
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