BOX OFFICE: ANT-MAN & THE WASP Passes $600M Globally As The MCU Closes In On A $4 Billion Year

BOX OFFICE: ANT-MAN & THE WASP Passes $600M Globally As The MCU Closes In On A $4 Billion Year BOX OFFICE: ANT-MAN & THE WASP Passes $600M Globally As The MCU Closes In On A $4 Billion Year

Ant-Man and The Wasp has become the 15th Marvel Studios movie to cross $600 million worldwide, which means The MCU is taking aim at a $4 billion year after the success of Black Panther and Infinity War...

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By MarkCassidy - Sep 07, 2018 05:09 AM EST
Though some seem determined to push the narrative that Ant-Man and The Wasp flopped, the Marvel sequel has now officially crossed the $600 million mark worldwide having grossed $214.1 million in North America and $386.7 million internationally, including $112 million in China.

Good news for Peyton Reed and his diminutive heroes but also good news for The MCU, because this means that Marvel Studios will finish the year with a very impressive $4 billion haul after the massive success of both Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War.


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TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 9/7/2018, 5:43 AM
Bring on another Ant-man movie, and don’t forget the Wasp, and let’s make it the biggest little adventure yet.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 9/7/2018, 5:52 AM
@TheUnworthyThor - They've got a problem with the naming convention now, though. Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and then... what?

Ant-Man 3? Unacceptably demotes the Wasp.
Ant-Man and the Wasp 2? Seems odd, especially for a trilogy-capper.
Ant-Man, the Wasp, and Stature? I like the continually-adding-people gimmick, but we're getting crowded.

From a naming perspective alone, I sort of like the symmetry of Ant-Man vs. the Wasp, but honestly that's not a movie that we really need to see. And just adding a subtitle to Ant-Man and the Wasp feels clunky.

It's a real mess, to be honest. On par with Iron Man, Iron Man 2, and Iron Man Three. They've not gone full First Blood, but it could go that way.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 9/7/2018, 5:55 AM
Ant-Man and the Wasp Return? Generic.

Ant-Man and the Wasp Forever? ...

...



...okay... that's not bad.
528491
528491 - 9/7/2018, 5:58 AM
@Spock0Clock - Get Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer to suit up and they can go with "Ant-Men and the Wasps" ;)
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 9/7/2018, 5:58 AM
@Spock0Clock - I suppose that they could always do “The Wasp” as the third movie, have Paul Rudd co-star but not put on a costume, and achieve symmetry.
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 9/7/2018, 6:03 AM
@Spock0Clock - I suppose they can simply go with Giant-Man and the Wasp as well.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 9/7/2018, 6:03 AM
@Chewtoy - ...I guess... But now it's feeling like a spin-off, rather than a direct sequel.

It's a little wordy, but what about "Ant-Man, the Wasp, and the West Coast Avengers"? Put together some slightly more-B-listy members, keeping the more light-hearted tone of the Ant-Man franchise, while also doing a big team-up.
Kumkani
Kumkani - 9/7/2018, 6:04 AM
@Spock0Clock - Ants and Wasps?

Maybe not, sounds like an informative YouTube vid
Snotzo
Snotzo - 9/7/2018, 6:04 AM
@Spock0Clock - here are som viable options
THE Ant-man & the Wasp
Ant-men & the Wasps
Ant-man & the Wasp: Tokyo Drift
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 9/7/2018, 6:09 AM
@Snotzo - ...Tokyo Drift sounds cool. I'll sign onto that.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 9/7/2018, 6:12 AM
@Spock0Clock - Ant-man and the Wasp Again, Ant-man and the Wasp Sting Again, Ant-man and the Wasp Ride Again, Ant-man and the Wasp, Ant-man and the Wasp and Sting (the musician or the wrestler), Ant-man and the Wasp Save the World, I’m sure they’ll come up with something. Although Giant-man and the Wasp seems the most natural.
QUITEMASSIVE
QUITEMASSIVE - 9/7/2018, 5:43 AM
Antman and hawkeye for the savers of avengers avengers 4 lmao
Oskir
Oskir - 9/7/2018, 5:44 AM
But I thought it was a huge flop?
Equivocal
Equivocal - 9/7/2018, 11:15 AM
@Oskir -

I know right ??

anyway,
does anybody know what was the budget for this ?

it's already in the black, right ?
ButIAmBruceW
ButIAmBruceW - 9/7/2018, 8:09 AM
@MosquitoFarmer - yeah he is!!
MarvelousMarty
MarvelousMarty - 9/7/2018, 5:48 AM
Still haven't seen it :(
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 9/7/2018, 5:50 AM
I wondered if anyone was going to mention this when I saw it passed $600m the other day. I suspect the MCU will pass the $4b mark for the year after this weekend. That’s damn impressive!

It’s going to be hard to beat next year, but I wouldn’t bet against Marvel either.
ftf530
ftf530 - 9/7/2018, 7:09 AM
@Chewtoy - anyone know how much the Imax marathon added to the MCU total? Probably a solid boost, even if not in the multi millions
PewPewPew
PewPewPew - 9/7/2018, 8:12 AM
@Chewtoy - I suspect Avengers 4 will do similar numbers to Infinity War, and I fully expect Captain Marvel to eclipse Ant-Man and the Wasp, but the question is to what extent? It would have to be a billion dollar hit for Marvel to come close to 4 billion a second year in a row, and that is also assuming Spider-man is a 800 mil+ hit as well.

If word of mouth is good for each of these movies then it’s possible, but I don’t think Captain Marvel or Spider-man is going to have the same kind of impact at the box office as Black Panther
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 9/7/2018, 10:14 AM
@PewPewPew - I expect Spider-man may have a bounce in him... Homecoming did $880m worldwide coming off of a generally disliked prior entry. This one will be continuing a successful reboot, and immediately following Avengers 4.

It’s a tall order to hit $4b again, but just when I think Marvel has reached a ceiling...
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