Box Office: ‘Creed 3’ to Knock Down ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ With $36 Million-Plus Debut
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter It’s the battle of the threequels at the weekend box office. Michael B. Jordan’s sports drama “Creed III” is taking on two-time champ “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” at the movies, though the heavyweight boxer is expected to emerge victorious over Marvel’s tiniest Avenger. “Creed III,” which Jordan directed in his feature filmmaking debut, is projected to earn a trilogy-best $36 million to $40 million from 4,007 North American theaters in its opening weekend.
Those ticket sales will easily be enough to defeat Disney’s superhero tentpole “Ant-Man 3,” which looks to add $16 million to $19 million in its third weekend of release.
So far, the comic book adventure has grossed $170 million domestically and $366 million globally. Come Sunday, though, the third “Creed” installment needs to leave the ring within those tracking expectations to notch the best start in the spinoff franchise.
The original “Creed,” which re-launched the decades-old “Rocky” film series in 2015, debuted to $29.6 million, while its 2018 sequel “Creed II” opened to $35.5 million.
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