Bob Odenkirk’s Action Flick ‘Nobody’ Debuts Atop Domestic Box Office With $6.7 Million As ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Roars Overseas With A $122 Million Bow
There was plenty of good news at both home and abroad this weekend as two splashy newcomers scored impressive debuts, providing a ray of hope to the hit-starved studios just in time for the upcoming summer blockbuster season. On the domestic front, Universal’s rookie shoot-em-up Nobody, starring unlikely action hero Bob Odenkirk, came blasting out of the gate with a $6.7 million opening. Meanwhile, overseas, Warner Bros.’ big-budget clash of the titans, Godzilla vs. Kong, roared with a monster-sized $121.8 million bow.
Let’s start with the homefront headlines, shall we? This past weekend, every film in the Top 5 grossed more than $1 million, a first since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Still, the clear victor was Nobody—a bullet-riddled, R-rated action flick about a mild-mannered suburban dad (Better Call Saul ’s Odenkirk ) who goes on a bender of vigilante payback after his home is robbed.
Created by the mastermind behind the John Wick franchise, Nobody managed a $2,723 per-screen average in 2,460 theaters over its first weekend thanks to upbeat reviews from both critics (80% fresh on RottenTomatoes) and audiences (95% fresh). It also earned an ‘A-‘ grade from CinemaScore. Internationally, the film pocketed another $5 million, bringing its cumulative worldwide haul to $11.7 million. With a reported budget of $16 million, Nobody looks likely to turn a profit before it heads to premium VOD in a few weeks.
In the runner-up spot was last week’s champ, Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon. In its fourth week in theaters, the PG-rated computer-animated adventure added $3.5 million to its domestic total, slipping -31.8% from the previous frame. Despite also being available as a premium VOD rental on the Disney+ streaming platform for a $30 fee, the film earned a $1,582 per-screen average in 2,212 theaters, bringing its domestic box office total to $28.4 million. Overseas, Raya has racked up $54.2 million to date, pushing its current worldwide total to $82.6 million.
In third place was Warner Bros.’ Tom and Jerry, which pulled in $2.5 million in its fifth week of release. The PG-rated ‘toon starring the iconic, squabbling cat-and-mouse team dropped off -34.2% from last weekend and scored a $1,014 per-screen average in 2,464 locations. Its five-week domestic total is now $37.1 million. Abroad, the film has added $48.3 million thus far, bringing its worldwide tally to $85.4 million.
In fourth was Lionsgate’s Chaos Walking, which tacked on $1.2 million in its fourth session. The PG-13-rated, dystopian, sci-fi thriller starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley, slid -38.4% from the prior weekend, unspooling in 2,036 theaters, which translated to a $582 per-screen average. The film has snagged $11.5 million at the North American box office so far, with another $5.2 million from foreign markets, putting its worldwide cume at $16.7 million.
Rounding out the Top 5 was Roadside Attractions’ The Courier. The Cold War thriller revolving around the Cuban Missile Crisis and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel Brosnahan added $1 million in its sophomore session. The PG-13-rated film earned a $635 per-screen average in 1,641 theaters. In its first weekend on foreign screens, The Courier added a negligible $500,894, bringing it worldwide total to roughly $4 million.
(As for The Croods: A New Age, perhaps now would be a good time for a moment of silence as the Stone Age family was finally bounced from the Top 5 for the first time in four months…)
As for the rest of the moviegoing world, the big news was the long-awaited arrival of Warner Bros’ kaiju grudge match, Godzilla vs. Kong. The PG-13 monster mash-up (which will hit US theaters and drop on HBO Max on March 31) got an early start overseas, where it roared to an $121.8 million opening in 38 markets ($12.4 million of that total came from IMAX screens).
The biggest market for the clash-of-the-titans tentpole was China, which accounted for $70.3 million of the film’s box-office take. Mexico and Australia finished in second and third with $6.3 million each. Before the event movie has even hit our shores, Godzilla vs. Kong is already performing on par with 2017’s Kong: Skull Island (which wound up making $566.7 million worldwide) and 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters ($386.6 million worldwide). In other words, stay tuned for what could be some monster numbers next weekend….
Let’s start with the homefront headlines, shall we? This past weekend, every film in the Top 5 grossed more than $1 million, a first since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Still, the clear victor was Nobody—a bullet-riddled, R-rated action flick about a mild-mannered suburban dad (Better Call Saul ’s Odenkirk ) who goes on a bender of vigilante payback after his home is robbed.
Created by the mastermind behind the John Wick franchise, Nobody managed a $2,723 per-screen average in 2,460 theaters over its first weekend thanks to upbeat reviews from both critics (80% fresh on RottenTomatoes) and audiences (95% fresh). It also earned an ‘A-‘ grade from CinemaScore. Internationally, the film pocketed another $5 million, bringing its cumulative worldwide haul to $11.7 million. With a reported budget of $16 million, Nobody looks likely to turn a profit before it heads to premium VOD in a few weeks.
In the runner-up spot was last week’s champ, Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon. In its fourth week in theaters, the PG-rated computer-animated adventure added $3.5 million to its domestic total, slipping -31.8% from the previous frame. Despite also being available as a premium VOD rental on the Disney+ streaming platform for a $30 fee, the film earned a $1,582 per-screen average in 2,212 theaters, bringing its domestic box office total to $28.4 million. Overseas, Raya has racked up $54.2 million to date, pushing its current worldwide total to $82.6 million.
In third place was Warner Bros.’ Tom and Jerry, which pulled in $2.5 million in its fifth week of release. The PG-rated ‘toon starring the iconic, squabbling cat-and-mouse team dropped off -34.2% from last weekend and scored a $1,014 per-screen average in 2,464 locations. Its five-week domestic total is now $37.1 million. Abroad, the film has added $48.3 million thus far, bringing its worldwide tally to $85.4 million.
In fourth was Lionsgate’s Chaos Walking, which tacked on $1.2 million in its fourth session. The PG-13-rated, dystopian, sci-fi thriller starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley, slid -38.4% from the prior weekend, unspooling in 2,036 theaters, which translated to a $582 per-screen average. The film has snagged $11.5 million at the North American box office so far, with another $5.2 million from foreign markets, putting its worldwide cume at $16.7 million.
Rounding out the Top 5 was Roadside Attractions’ The Courier. The Cold War thriller revolving around the Cuban Missile Crisis and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel Brosnahan added $1 million in its sophomore session. The PG-13-rated film earned a $635 per-screen average in 1,641 theaters. In its first weekend on foreign screens, The Courier added a negligible $500,894, bringing it worldwide total to roughly $4 million.
(As for The Croods: A New Age, perhaps now would be a good time for a moment of silence as the Stone Age family was finally bounced from the Top 5 for the first time in four months…)
As for the rest of the moviegoing world, the big news was the long-awaited arrival of Warner Bros’ kaiju grudge match, Godzilla vs. Kong. The PG-13 monster mash-up (which will hit US theaters and drop on HBO Max on March 31) got an early start overseas, where it roared to an $121.8 million opening in 38 markets ($12.4 million of that total came from IMAX screens).
The biggest market for the clash-of-the-titans tentpole was China, which accounted for $70.3 million of the film’s box-office take. Mexico and Australia finished in second and third with $6.3 million each. Before the event movie has even hit our shores, Godzilla vs. Kong is already performing on par with 2017’s Kong: Skull Island (which wound up making $566.7 million worldwide) and 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters ($386.6 million worldwide). In other words, stay tuned for what could be some monster numbers next weekend….
