John Wick 4: $73M+ Sunday Box Office Update: Franchise Record, Best For Lionsgate In Pandemic Era

John Wick: Chapter 4 debuts at $25.8 million, with a -12% Friday/previews to Saturday trajectory comparable to John Wick Chapter 3. This results in a revised franchise and Lionsgate pandemic opening of $73.5 million.

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Worldwide start is also a franchise best, as we predicted, at $137.5M. The Keanu Reeves film debuted at No. 1 in all 71 markets where it was released this weekend.

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Internationally, the film grossed an estimated $64 million, exceeding all pre-release projections.

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It's Reeves' second-best live-action debut, following Matrix Reloaded's $91.7M in 2003, and it's likely the actor's second-best premiere worldwide, after Matrix Revolutions' $201.4M in 2003.

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Only nine films in the last 40 years have set a franchise record with their fourth installment, including John Wick.

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Only five of those nine series have done what John Wick has done by building to four features, with each new offering outperforming the prior (i.e., 4 greater than 3, 3 greater than 2, 2 greater than 1).

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John Wick: Chapter 4 had the greatest R-rated opening of the post-pandemic era, surpassing Halloween Kills' $49.4M (hampered by a theatrical day-and-date release on streaming site Peacock).

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To date, John Wick: Chapter 4 has the second-best domestic opening of 2023, trailing only Disney/Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum of Solace ($106.1M).

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