MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL Early Tracking Suggests $40 Million Plus Launch

Early tracking has arrived for Sony Pictures' Men in Black: International and the forecast is looking pretty good for the Chris Hemworth & Tessa Thompson-fronted sequel as it could top $40 million.

By RohanPatel - May 25, 2019 03:05 PM EST

Filed Under: Men in Black

Multiple sources are reporting that Sony Pictures' upcoming Men in Black: International, which stars Chris Hemsworth (Avengers: Endgame) and Tessa Thompson (Avengers: Endgame) in the lead roles, is currently tracking for a solid $40 million plus launch over the June 14-16 weekend in the United States.

If the projections hold, the F. Gary Gray-directed sci-fi comedy sequel would open slightly lower than its three Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones-fronted predecessors, which all opened to $50 million plus domestically, although those three films did have the benefit of opening during holiday weekends.

In addition to Hemsworth and Thompson, the film, which reportedly had a production budget of $110 million, will also star Liam Neeson (Batman Begins), Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley), Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible - Fallout), Rafe Spall (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), the Les Twins, and Emma Thompson (Men in Black 3).

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Agent H (Chris Hemsworth) and Agent M (Tessa Thompson) in Columbia Pictures' MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL.

Agent M (Tessa Thompson) and Agent H (Chris Hemsworth) in the lobby of MIB London in Columbia Pictures' MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL.

Agent M (Tessa Thompson) and Agent H (Chris Hemsworth) in Morocco in Columbia Pictures' MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL.

Tessa Thompson, Director F. Gary Gray and Chris Hemsworth watch playback on the set of Columbia Pictures' MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL.

Em (Tessa Thompson) and H (Chris Hemsworth) in Columbia Pictures' MEN IN BLACK INTERNATIONAL.

Agent H (Chris Hemsworth) in London's MIB Headquarters in Columbia Pictures' MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL.

Em (Tessa Thompson) meets High T (Liam Neeson) in MIB London in Columbia Pictures' MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL.

MIB agents in the MIB London office in Columbia Pictures' MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL.

Chris Hemsworth (H) with Em (Tessa Thompson) in Marrakech in Columbia Pictures' MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL.

Em (Tessa Thompson) and H (Chris Hemsworth) in Columbia Pictures' MEN IN BLACK INTERNATIONAL.

Agent H (Chris Hemsworth) and Agent M (Tessa Thompson) in Columbia Pictures' MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL.

Agent O (Emma Thompson) in Columbia Pictures' MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL.

The Hive (The Les Twins) in Columbia Pictures' MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL.

The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.

Men in Black: International features:
Director: F. Gary Gray
Chris Hemsworth as Agent H
Tessa Thompson as Agent M
Liam Neeson as High T
Rebecca Ferguson as Riza
Kumail Nanjiani as Pawny
Rafe Spall as Agent C
Laurent & Larry Bourgeois as The Twins
Emma Thompson as Agent O

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regularmovieguy - 5/25/2019, 3:07 PM

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=meninblack.htm

Origame - 5/25/2019, 3:21 PM

@regularmovieguy - i really dont see how it doesnt. Its slightly less in terms of OPENING box office when the other movies were released over the holidays. Its projected to make close to half its budget and it could also gain traction depending on word of mouth.

lvcl - 5/25/2019, 4:16 PM

Chris and Tessa are second-tier actors. They did in Endgame their best and this is it.

MIB looks like another flop as Ghostbusters

Feralwookiee - 5/25/2019, 7:48 PM

@lvcl - I haven't seen Thompson in anything other than Ragnarok and Endgame, but she seems like a solid supporting actor. Hemsworth on the other hand, certainly can carry a film on his own. He has good comedic timing, a natural charisma, and has given a unique vunerability to a character formerly seen as the weak link to the MCU. The guy is a solid lead imo.

lvcl - 5/26/2019, 2:08 AM

@Feralwookiee -

Hemsworth can carry a film on his own playing THOR cause it is a popular character but without THOR he is nothing.

I watched Thomson in WESTWORLD and she is just a TV series actress.
Maybe you must watch this series to realise that my words are true.

DVonShakari - 5/25/2019, 3:20 PM

So technically, Thor and Valkyrie are still fighting aliens.

Origame - 5/25/2019, 3:22 PM

@DVonShakari - and good thing thor went back on his diet.

KWilly - 5/25/2019, 3:25 PM

I want this to be good, but it probably won't.

Kevwebsz - 5/25/2019, 4:20 PM

Should've gone with new faces

SwampThing - 5/25/2019, 4:52 PM

What articles like this one always forgets to mention is if you take inflation and ticket price into account then this opening weekend is actually much lower than the original trilogy, not "just a bit".

LordHarryLatts - 5/25/2019, 5:49 PM

I can't decide which one looks worse, this or the new Terminator movie.

gremlin22 - 5/25/2019, 6:32 PM

I liked Hemsworth in that whale movie, In the Heart of the Sea. 🐳

Jimster - 5/25/2019, 10:08 PM

Always loved the MIB series but unless this absolutely rocks I'll just wait for the DVD. The last few trailers just didn't hook me as I had hoped.

GoldGuy - 5/25/2019, 10:21 PM

Yikes, that's not great, but seems par for the course this year.

TheCoonII - 5/26/2019, 2:18 AM

No Will Smith no ticket

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