That makes the film the highest grossing ever for director Denis Villeneuve, passing the $259 million grossed by “Blade Runner 2049” four years ago. Holdovers fill up the rest of the top 5, with Warner Bros./Legendary’s “Dune” in second with an industry estimated $7 million grossed in its third weekend, bringing its domestic total to $83 million after it crossed $300 million worldwide early this past week. It’s also below the B+ received by comic book movies like “Venom: There Will Be Carnage” and “The Suicide Squad” earlier this year.Īngelina Jolie Denounces ‘Eternals’ Ban in Arab Countries Over Gay Characters: ‘Ignorant’ Along with a 49% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, “Eternals” now has a B on CinemaScore, both being the lowest ever for the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the previous low on CinemaScore was a B+ for “Thor” in 2011. “Shang-Chi” was able to blow past industry estimates thanks to a strong Sunday hold, leading into a Monday Labor Day performance that pushed the film to a holiday record $94.6 million 4-day opening.īut while “Shang-Chi” was able to do that thanks to strong reception from critics and audiences, “Eternals” is facing much more mixed reception, hence the lower estimates from industry sources.

Marvel Studios’ “Eternals” opened to a $30.7 million launch from 4,090 locations on Friday, putting it on course for an opening weekend of $70-75 million, according to Disney estimates.īy comparison, fellow 2021 Marvel title “Black Widow” opened to $80 million in July after a $39.5 million Friday while “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” opened to $75.8 million in September after a $29.5 million Friday.

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