Nick Offerman in Civil War
‘Godzilla x Kong’ Faces ‘Civil War’ at the Weekend Box Office
April 12, 2024
The weekend box office reign of Warner Bros. Pictures sci-fi actioner Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire faces a formidable foe for the weekend through April 14 with the release of A24’s dystopian thriller Civil War, about a fictional team of military-embedded journalists racing to reach the White House before rebel militia forces. The movie generated $2.9 million in Thursday sneak previews.
Strong reviews and word-of-mouth buzz could see the film reach $30 million in opening weekend ticket sales, enough to stop the two-weekened box office reign of Godzilla (projected $15 million in third-weekend ticket sales), according to new data from Box Office Pro. Godzilla x Kong currently ranks No. 4 at the 2024 box office with $367.5 million in global revenue, according to Box Office Mojo.
Civil War, which stars Nick Offerman, Kristen Dunst and Jesse Plemons, could eventually unseat the 2022 Oscar Best Picture winner Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, which generated $77 million at the North American box office and $143.4 million worldwide, as A24’s top box office release.
Weekend box office returnees include Universal Pictures’ ‘R’-rated action thriller Monkey Man, starring Dev Patel, and 20th Century Studios’ horror prequel The First Omen.
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