Ellise Shafer administratorMarvel and Disney’s “Shang-Chi” is set to sweep the domestic box office for the second weekend in a row, adding an expected $33 to $35 million to last weekend’s haul.The superhero adventure, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, took in $9.7 million on Friday from 4,300 theaters.
Last weekend, the film finished the Labor Day holiday with a record-smashing $94.6 million. Industry predictions for the film’s earnings this weekend put its gross at an impressive $142.8 to $144.8 million, despite experiencing an overall weekend decline in ticket sales of 54-56%.
However, that percentage decline is standard for a Marvel film in non-pandemic times.“Shang-Chi” was released exclusively in theaters for 45 days, as opposed to.
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