Civil War, the dystopian war film directed by Alex Garland, was the largest production in the history of the A24 company. The film raked in a gross of $11.1 million over the April 19-21 weekend. That was down 56% compared to the $25.5 million it generated in the previous weekend. This brings Civil War’s domestic box office gross to $44.8 million after its second box office weekend.
Abigail made its debut over the April 19-21 weekend. The vampire horror/comedy pulled in $10.2 million over its first weekend, which was good for second place after Civil War. It delivered a worldwide gross of $15.2 million worldwide.
Coming in third was Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which generated a domestic gross of $9.57 million over the weekend. That was down 38.4% compared to the prior weekend. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has been a big success, raking in over $170 million at the domestic box office and $315 million at the international box office. That comes out to a worldwide total of $486 million after the April 19-21 box office.
The final two films that made up the top five were also new debuts. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and Spy x Family Code: White pulled in $8.91 million and $4.82 million, respectively.
AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) stock has jumped 40% week-over-week as of close on Monday, April 22, 2024. Movie theaters have continued to build momentum this year after a solid showing in 2023.