Marvel’s comic book epic “Eternals” is once again dominating over domestic box office charts.In its second weekend of release, the superhero adventure has collected a leading $27.5 million from 4,090 North American theaters.
Through Sunday, “Eternals” crossed the $100 million mark in the U.S.
and Canada, with box office receipts at $118 million.
Though it wouldn’t be a particularly notable benchmark in pre-covid times, only a handful of films have surpassed $100 million domestically in 2021.“Eternals” declined 61% from its $71 million debut, a drop that falls somewhere in between Marvel’s other pandemic releases, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (which declined 52% in its sophomore outing) and “Black Widow” (which declined 67% in its sophomore outing).
“Eternals,” like “Shang-Chi,” is playing only in theaters, whereas “Black Widow” premiered on Disney Plus (for $30 on top of monthly subscription fees) on the same day it opened in cinemas.
Internationally, “Eternals” added another $48 million from 49 markets,
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