As “Black Panther” continues its astonishing run, the breakout surprise of the weekend was $17-million opener “I Can Only Imagine,” a Christian crowdpleaser, as well as gay teen romance “Love, Simon.”A month ago, the strong showing for “Panther” suggested a positive trend for the industry; this weekend, the total box office collapsed compared to 2017, when it was boosted by “Beauty and the Beast.” (Given spring break and holiday factors, exact correlations are tough.) Two years ago, 2016 saw six $30-million openers by this point.
This year, we only have “Black Panther.”Tomb Raider’ Opens Bigger OverseasThat’s the context for measuring Warner Bros.’ $23-million domestic opening for $100-million franchise reboot “Tomb Raider,” starring athletic Swedish Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander, who nabbed better reviews than the movie.
It’s hardly a disaster.
After all, it has already booked $102 million overseas, with China the biggest at $41 million.
The international take will likely propel it to profit.
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