With little in the way of supersized cinematic foes to battle at the box office, Warner Bros.’ big-budget clash of the titans, Godzilla vs.
Kong, kept stomping the competition this weekend, three-peating as the No.
1 film in North America, adding another $7.7 million to its already-impressive haul in its third frame.The titanic PG-rated tentpole, which pits the legendary lizard against the skyscraper-sized simian sensation, lost some steam from the previous weekend, dipping -44.5%, but its $80.5 domestic total further cemented its place as the biggest hit of the pandemic era.
The film earned a $2,567 per-screen average in 3,001 theaters, which is especially impressive considering that it is also available on the HBO Max streaming service for no additional fee.Even more impressive, however, was how the film has been performing abroad.
Outside of the U.S.
and Canada, Godzilla vs.
Kong has pulled in a monster-sized $309.7 million to date—the lion’s
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