The rooms have loudly shouted “Strength and Honor.” The mythical phrase of Gladiator, which is said again in its sequel, has resonated this weekend in theaters due to the overwhelming success of the film. Gladiator 2 has burst the box office, achieving the second best opening of the year with 5.7 million euros in just three days of exhibition and more than 750,000 spectators. It will, without a doubt, be one of the most successful films of 2024.
He is placed, in the ranking of this course, only behind Inside out 2, which in June achieved 6.7 million euros, but ahead of Deadpool and Wolverine, which at the end of July managed to exceed 4.5 million. We will have to see how it performs in the coming weeks, where there are important releases, but it does not seem that there will be a rival for the sequel directed by Ridley Scott, which continues the story of the previous film years later and with new characters played by two of the fashion stars, Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal. These data represent 127% more than the first installment, according to data offered by its distributor, Paramount Pictures.
The great blockbuster of Gladiator 2 has boosted the entire box office in general, making last weekend the best of the year. 1.2 million people went to the cinemas, although 61% of them went to see Scott and company’s peplum. That has left the rest of the films with a smaller haul. In second place is Red One, the Christmas action film with Dwayne Johnson, while closing the podium Wild Robotwhich is confirmed as one of the animated films of the year. The third installment of Venom It drops to fourth place with 420,000 euros on the weekend, and in fifth place it resists The infiltrator, the Spanish blockbuster at the end of the year that is already approaching seven million in revenue.
Next week it opens in the US, where curiously it is not guaranteed number 1 at the box office. Nobody doubts that it will be a hit, but its release date coincides with a musical phenomenon like Wicked, the first part of which arrives the same weekend. Many have seen echoes in this coincidence of what happened last year with Oppenheimer and Barbie. Two phenomena, one very masculine, and the other more feminine and focused on an LGBT audience that will make movie theaters burst. Contrary to what will happen outside, in the US it will be the musical, a prequel to The Golden Wizard, that will surely take first place at the box office.
In the countries where it has already been released, the result has been fantastic, becoming the best of a Ridley Scott film. The excellent performance in the United Kingdom stands out, with 11.4 million dollars, or France with more than 10. But also that Spain is the third country where it has worked best, much better than in countries like Mexico or Italy. The total of the 63 countries where it was released Gladiator This weekend it stood at a spectacular 87 million.
There would be no doubt that Gladiator 2 will recover its high budget of 250 million, we will have to see how far its legs go, which will depend on how much the public likes it and they recommend it, but also on how it is claimed in the awards season. Many see it as a possible Oscar nominee for best film. Some awards where its previous delivery won five statuettes, including Best Film. Of course, Ridley Scott lost Best Director, an award that continues to elude him.
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