Box Office Round-Up ~ 4/10/24

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As predicted, Godzilla and Kong remained kings of the box office this past weekend, as Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire topped the charts with a sophomore gross of $31.2 million. The giant monster mash-up has passed $134 million in the U.S., with $150 million reachable within the next week.

It was a relatively slow weekend in general, with two new releases performing more or less in line with expectations. Monkey Man, from writer/director/star Dev Patel, took second place with a solid $10.1 million. It just managed to beat out Ghostbusters: The Frozen Empire, which landed in third place in its third weekend with $9 million. With $88 million overall domestically, it may yet clear the $100 million mark but could end up being the weakest entry in the franchise since Ghostbusters II back in 1989.

The First Omen debuted in fourth place with $8.3 million. Solid numbers for the prequel to the 1976 horror classic from director Richard Donner, but it may see some competition next weekend from Abigail and the weekend after from the theatrical re-release of Alien. Last but certainly not least in the top five, Kung Fu Panda 4 held strong as the family-friendly counter programming, grossing $7.7 million and passing $165 million overall. It’s now the highest-grossing chapter in the franchise since the 2008 original.

1.  Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($31.2 MM)
Director: Adam Wingard (CAA)
Writers: Terry Rossio (CAA), Simon Barrett (Novo Entertainment), Jeremy Slater (UTA), Adam Wingard (CAA)
Cast: Rebecca Hall (WME)
        Brian Tyree Henry (CAA)
        Dan Stevens (CAA)

2.  Monkey Man ($10.1 MM)
Director: Dev Patel (CAA)
Writers: Paul Angunawela (IAG), John Collee (Verve), Dev Patel (CAA)
Cast: Dev Patel (CAA)
        Sharlto Copley (UTA)
        Pitobash (Suite180)

3.  Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire ($9 MM)
Director: Gil Kenan (WME)
Writers: Gil Kenan (WME), Jason Reitman (WME)
Cast: Paul Rudd (UTA)
        Carrie Coon (UTA)
        McKenna Grace (CAA)

4. The First Omen ($8.3 MM)
Director: Arkasha Stevenson (Sunshine Sachs)
Writers: Tim Smith (Sunshine Sachs), Arkasha Stevenson (Sunshine Sachs), Keith Thomas (CAA), Ben Jacoby (Verve), David Seltzer (Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston)
Cast: Nell Tiger Free (WME)
         Ralph Ineson (Gersh)
         Sonia Braga (Untitled Entertainment)

5. Kung Fu Panda 4 ($7.7 MM)
Director: Mike Mitchell (UTA), Stephanie Stine (Fourth Wall)
Writers: Jonathan Aibel (UTA), Glenn Berger (UTA), Darren Lemke (UTA), David Lindsay-Abaire (WME), Lillian Yu (UTA)
Cast: Jack Black (Ocean Avenue)
         Awkwafina (UTA)
         Viola Davis (CAA)

Source: Box Office Mojo, The Numbers