ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Rockets To The Top Of The International Box Office With $68 Million Debut In China
Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp has gotten off to an exceptional start in China, taking in over $68 million and skyrocketing to the top of the international box office. It's now surpassed $540M worldwide!
While its domestic run may be all but over, Marvel's latest blockbuster, Ant-Man and the Wasp, just got a much-needed boost at the international box office with an exceptional $68 million opening weekend in China, the fourth-highest debut for a Marvel film ever in the Middle Kingdom.
The sequel's worldwide total now stands at approximately $544 million ($211.4M domestic; $332.6M foreign), which means it has officially passed the first installment's final cume of $519.3 million. It still has yet-to-open in Japan (August 31), so the numbers should continue to get higher as we head into the fall and a finish in the $600 million range doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility now.
As for the domestic box office, Warner Bros.' Crazy Rich Asians ($25M; $83.9M worldwide total), Warner Bros.' The Meg ($13M; $408.6M worldwide total), and STX's The Happytime Murders ($10M opening) finished one, two, and three, respectively.
Meanwhile, Paramount's Mission: Impossible - Fallout continues to hold strong and finished fourth in its fifth frame with $8 million. The critically-acclaimed Tom Cruise-led actioner has now earned over $538.7 million worldwide ($193.9M domestic; $344.8M foreign) and is well on its way to becoming the highest-grossing film in the long-running franchise. It opens in China this coming Friday, so expect its box office numbers to have gone up exponentially by this time next week.
From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes Ant-Man and The Wasp, a new chapter featuring heroes with the astonishing ability to shrink. In the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a super hero and a father. As he struggles to rebalance his life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside the Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from the past.
Ant-Man and the Wasp features:
Director: Peyton Reed
Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man
Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne/Wasp
Michael Peña as Luis
Walton Goggins as Sonny Burch
Bobby Cannavale as Jim Paxton
Judy Greer as Maggie Lang
T.I. as Dave
David Dastmalchian as Kurt
Hannah John-Kamen as Ava/Ghost
Abby Ryder Fortson as Cassie Lang
Randall Park as Jimmy Woo
Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne
Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Bill Foster
Michael Douglas as Dr. Hank Pym
Ant-Man and the Wasp shrinks into theaters July 6
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