Box Office

Daniel Craig’s final turn as 007 in No Time to Die is shaking and stirring both the domestic and international box office. Topping the North American market on its debut with $56 million and continuing its smashing overseas run, Cary Joji Fukunaga’s first crack at directing a Bond film easily crossed the $300 million global benchmark.

Venom and James Bond went on a rampage at the box office and set records domestically and internationally, respectively. Venom: Let There Be Carnage, actor Andy Serkis’ third directing feature, surpassed all expectations and raked in a whopping $90.

On its fourth weekend, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings still conquered. The first Marvel movie directed by an Asian filmmaker and headlined by a predominantly Asian cast stayed number one and became the biggest-grossing film not only of this year but also of the coronavirus pandemic era.

Dune, Denis Villeneuve’s well-received feature adaptation of roughly the first half of Frank Herbert’s 1965 science-fiction novel, debuted impressively in the international market, especially in Russia, Italy, Germany, and France. The movie, which premiered at the recent Venice Film Festival, amassed $35.

After an impressive debut in which its initial box office figures turned out to be even higher, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings stayed on top on its second weekend. Grabbing $35.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings not only shattered the ceiling as the trailblazing Asian and Asian-American-led superhero film but it also crushed all box office forecasts, tracking estimates, and Hollywood predictions. Featuring a breakout performance from Simu Liu, who has never headlined a major movie before, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings also boasts of a strong Asian and Asian-American supporting cast, including Awkwafina, Tony Leung, Michelle Yeoh, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Wah Yuen, and Benedict Wong.

As summer winds down, Candyman raised the banner for the horror genre and was the movie that toppled the high-performing Free Guy from its number one position in the domestic box office race. The sequel to the 1992 hit, directed by Nia DaCosta who co-wrote the screenplay with Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld, collected $22.

Amid competition from not one but four new releases, Ryan Reynolds’ Free Guy remained free and secure at the top of the box office charts in both North America and overseas (more about the international market later in the story). Director Shawn Levy’s video game-inspired action-comedy took in $18.

After its release was delayed four times due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ryan Reynolds’ Free Guy finally got shown in the movie theaters and zoomed to the top of the box office chart with $28. 4 million.

The Suicide Squad blasted its way to the top of the weekend box office charts and dethroned The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It as having the highest debut figures for an R-rated movie in the coronavirus pandemic era. However, box office analysts regarded The Suicide Squad’s $26.