The 20th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe also marked a franchise first.With “Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-2018-movie-posters/”>Ant-Man and the Wasp,” audiences finally saw a Marvel movie co-headlined by a woman as Evangeline Lilly’s Hope Van Dyne (a.k.a.
the Wasp) shared center stage with Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man.
The superhero sequel opened with $161 million worldwide, $76 million of which came from North America.The estrogen injection paid off.
While that’s a slower start than recent Marvel titles such as “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Black Panther,” it’s a significant jump on the original film’s $57 million domestic debut.
Given that it basically made back its $175 million price tag in the first three days, “Ant-Man and the Wasp” looks to be yet another win for the Disney-owned company.“We’ve seen enough guys in Spandex to last a lifetime.
It’s time to share the wealth,” Jeff Bock, an analyst with Exhibitor Relations,
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