‘Creed III’ breaks new records at the US box office

The forecasts indicated between 38 and 40 million dollars for ‘Creed III’ in its US box office opening, but this new installment in the franchise managed to exceed all expectations. Directed by Michael B. Jordan, who also reprises the role of Adonis, one of the protagonists, this film marked a debut of over 58 million in US theaters.

The novelty of this boxing saga thus relegates ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ to second place, a Marvelite proposal which in its third week scored a considerable header, losing 61%. Thus, the most recent adventure framed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe had nothing to do with the right hand of the third installment of “Creed”, which also adds 41 million of its international premiere. So ‘Creed III’ closes its first weekend exceeding $100 million.

Variety also underlines the good performance of cinemas, which have recorded a general increase in their admissions, and quotes Comscore when it states that ticket sales are up 37% from the same dates in 2022.

Returning to ‘Creed’, this film breaks several records, the first of which for the saga. The first installment made 29.6 million at launch, while ‘Creed II: The Legend of Rocky’ managed to get 35.5. But that’s not the only highlight of the box office triumph of this film that also has Jonathan Majors and Tessa Thompson. The coup de grace of ‘Creed III’ is also a milestone for Amazon, which is experiencing its most successful blockbuster since the MGM purchase. Thus, the company that has lived its triumph in streaming to date, is already enjoying its first financial joy on the big screen.

creative triumph

The good reception of ‘Creed III’ in American theaters means not only an economic but also a creative success for Michael B. Jordan, who made his directorial debut with this project. Jordan underlines how important it was for him to have Jonathan Majors, an actor with whom he experienced such chemistry that he anticipated future collaborations in the line of “Robert De Niro and Al Pacino”.

“We are enthusiastic about it and talk about it constantly. Acting is often a lonely journey where you don’t stop fighting for your place. So when you find someone who doesn’t care much about these things, you want to find out what you are capable of making a team”says Jordan in statements to the New York Times.