Today, among the things getting incredibly teen news: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantummania is on track for sThe biggest second weekend box office drop in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. it is Per Diversity, which reports that Paul Rudd and Peyton Reed’s third adventure focusing on the Pym and Lang families is on track to make nearly $30 million this weekend, down 72 percent from last week’s $106 million opening . That’ll still be enough to win the weekend—sorry. cocaine bearYou tried — but it’s still a huge letdown for a film world that usually manages to have a lot more staying power than this.
,Diversity Note that this is a huge shrink even outside the limits of the MCU; the only other film to open clearly above $100 million one weekend, then down more than 70 percent the next, Was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,
quantum frenzy This point arrives after already receiving some harsh treatment at the hands of critics; Although audience scores are strong, it is only the second MCU film to log a “rotten” score from critics. rotten Tomatoes, (at least its percentage is hovering a single digit above 2021 eternal.) Many critics have cited the over-stuffed nature of the film for the film’s issues, pointing out the oddity of having Marvel’s most consistent comic hero as one of the biggest villains to be introduced in the MCU in years, Jonathan shared the stage with the introduction of the Majors. Kang. Which is to say nothing of the problems some viewers encountered with the film’s scenes as they were produced by Hollywood. VFX houses are being pushed to their limits of late,
The real question, then, is what Weekend 3 of the movie’s lifespan will look like — will it settle into a steady rhythm for the next few weeks, or continue to fade into mystification. that of an alternate universe The shrinking is what scientists refer to as “itsy-bitsy town”. As it is, Reed and Rudd can at least satisfy themselves with the knowledge that they’ve already passed the MCU’s lowest-performing 2008 incredible Hulk The film, which grossed a modest $134 million, Total, Throughout its theatrical run.