‘Antman and The Wasp: Quantumania’ Facing Steep Box Office Fall

Marvel’s latest outing, Antman and The Wasp: Quantumania, is in the theatres right now. The film was very highly anticipated and had great ad campaigns. However, once it actually dropped in the cinema, the response was perhaps even a little less than underwhelming. 

While the film stars great actors like Paul Rudd, Jonathan Majors, and Evangeline Lilly in pivotal roles, that was not enough to gain the public’s favor. And critics were even less impressed by the film. The film currently stands at 6.5 on IMDb and only 48% on Rotten Tomatoes. Understandably, the film suffered at the box office.

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Antman and The Wasp: Quantumania opened at about $120 million in the US. It made about $105 million in the first three days of its opening week. However, everything came crumbling down. Some blame the studios for not promoting the film full blast, while most people agree that the bad reviews finally got to the film. Now, projections indicate that box office revenue for the film can drop over 70% in the coming week. This would be potentially the worst drop in superhero film history. 

Previously, Zack Snyder’s DC film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice came very close to a seventy percent drop at 69.7% following bad reviews. Similar trends follow Antman 3. It looks like fancy CGI fights, and a star-studded cast is no longer enough for the viewers. The plot and direction have to be tasteful for fans to actually enjoy the film. Similar trends were evident in one of Marvel’s other recent releases Thor: Love and Thunder. 

The film, directed by Taika Waititi, faced horrible audience reviews and dropped down to 67.7% in terms of box office revenues following the first week of its release. The film was criticized for not using Christian Bale’s massive talent enough in a film where the villain should have been the central character.

Marvel has now started delivering more and more half-baked films with tons of CGI and not enough plot to keep its original fanbase interested. On the other hand, Universal released Cocaine Bear, a film about—you guessed it, a bear who ends up taking cocaine. The film attracted a lot of younger viewers in America and grossed about $8.7 million this Friday, beating Antman 3, which stood at $8.3 million. Does this mean Cocaine Bear will be on the top for a long? Most likely not. The reason is simply that Marvel has more reach, and the Antman franchise is popular for good measure.

Worldwide Antman and The Wasp: Quantumania has made over $360 million, while Cocaine Bear, which will open in fifty other countries soon, is predicted to make about $5 million more in ticket sales. Of course, the hype for the movie is much less compared to even the worst of Marvel films, but it still takes the weekend cake at the domestic box office. Here’s the official plot of the film that’s based on a real incident:

After a 500-pound black bear consumes a significant amount of cocaine and embarks on a drug-fueled rampage, an eccentric gathering of cops, criminals, tourists, and teenagers assemble in a Georgia forest.

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Lionsgate and Kingdom released Jesus Revolution. The film received a very warm welcome from the audience and is doing unexpectedly well at the box office. The film made about $3.3 million on Wednesday and Thursday and $6.95 million this Friday, making it a very strong contender at the domestic box office. It comes at a solid number 3 just after Antman and The Wasp: Quantumania.