Los Angeles, March 22 - The fourth installment of the neo-noir action thriller franchise
John Wick is looking all set to conquer the box office this weekend.
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John Wick: Chapter 4 is aiming at a record opening for the franchise with $120+ million worldwide weekend. At the domestic (North America) box office, John Wick 4 is projected to start with $70+ million and about $55+ million internationally.
The Keanu Reeves-fronted 'R' rated flick is flying high with critics' reviews. It is the best-reviewed John Wick movie among all four with a critics' score of 96% and certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. The all-important audience score too is super solid with 96% currently.
The last film of the franchise, "John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum" (2019) grossed $171 million domestically after scoring the franchise's biggest opening weekend of $57 million. Worldwide, the movie tallied $328 million, becoming the highest-grossing installment in a $589 million grossing franchise.
Surprisingly, John Wick 4 is having very good pre-sales in India for the opening weekend. The previous 3 films in the series did a gross collection of about 20 crores, and seeing the encouraging pre-sales for the upcoming movie, it should be targeting to cross the entire franchise in the opening weekend itself. The pre-booking for the opening day (including previews) is already near 1 crore.
Directed by Chad Stahelski, the movie stars Reeves as the title character, alongside a supporting ensemble cast including Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick (in one of his final roles), Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, and Ian McShane.
Stay tuned...
