Final weekend, Hollywood principally punted on the brand new launch entrance. Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King, Jeff Fowler’s Sonic The Hedgehog 3 and Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu all maintained warmth from their late December launch dates, and studios provided up no contemporary competitors for them within the first Friday-to-Sunday of the 12 months. As we speak, nevertheless, it appears like we’re lastly seeing the beginning of the 2025 field workplace, as Christian Gudegast’s Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera has arrived and is sitting on the high of the home charts.
It has been just a few years since its predecessor performed on the massive display, however the heist sequel has proven that there undoubtedly exists an viewers for the the blossoming heist franchise. You possibly can try the total home high 10 under and be a part of me after for evaluation.
| TITLE | WEEKEND GROSS | DOMESTIC GROSS | LW | THTRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera* | $15,500,000 | $15,500,000 | N/A | 3,008 |
| 2. Mufasa: The Lion King | $13,200,000 | $188,777,479 | 1 | 3,620 |
| 3. Sonic The Hedgehog 3 | $11,000,000 | $204,515,000 | 2 | 3,582 |
| 4. Nosferatu | $6,800,000 | $81,807,000 | 3 | 3,082 |
| 5. Moana 2 | $6,500,000 | $434,855,208 | 4 | 3,170 |
| 6. A Full Unknown | $5,000,000 | $50,847,682 | 6 | 2,815 |
| 7. Depraved | $5,000,000 | $458,900,000 | 5 | 2,967 |
| 8. Babygirl | $3,098,318 | $21,738,200 | 7 | 1,887 |
| 9. The Brutalist | $1,387,740 | $2,742,117 | 15 | 68 |
| 10. Gladiator II | $1,200,000 | $170,989,000 | 8 | 1,329 |
Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera Wins The Weekend With Numbers Related To The 2018 Film
Film-goers might keep in mind that author/director Christian Gudegast’s Den Of Thieves opened again within the early weeks of 2018, and it did not get off to a very notable begin. The discharge needed to accept third place in its debut, as Jake Kasdan’s Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle was nonetheless going robust in its fifth weekend in theaters, and it made about $600,000 lower than Nicolai Fuglsig’s 12 Robust starring Chris Hemsworth. On the time, a $15.2 million begin was fairly tepid – however in 2025, the sequel making solely a bit greater than that complete in its first three days has resulted in a field workplace crown.
Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera was the one new arrival in theaters this previous Friday, and in response to The Numbers, the viewers that the unique gained following its launch on streaming has resulted within the follow-up incomes the label of “#1 Film In America.” The film did not precisely blow its competitors out of the water, and the smooth $15.5 million determine makes “hit” really feel like too robust a descriptor, however no movie did higher on the massive display within the final three days, and it made extra in its debut than Bryce McGuire’s Night time Swim did round this time final 12 months.
Total monetary success for the brand new launch nonetheless must be earned. Based on Deadline, the Lionsgate-released movie had a finances of $40 million, and the distributor spent $20 million on publicity and promoting. This in thoughts, Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera goes to have to point out some legs (In 2018, the primary Den Of Thieves accomplished its massive display run incomes $80.1 million worldwide).
Does the 2025 characteristic have the excitement to make that occur? One might say that the jury continues to be out. On the skilled critics entrance, the dialog in regards to the film has been mixed-positive, with some writers highlighting its leisure worth however not precisely lauding it as a very sensible heist thriller. Audiences are exhibiting it a contact extra appreciation, with CinemaScore surveys returning a “B+” grade – which is identical end result that the primary movie acquired.
Along with phrase of mouth probably driving second week curiosity, the opposite think about Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera creating long run success is competitors – and 2025 begins to considerably warmth up on Friday. Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man (the filmmaker’s second Common Traditional Monsters effort after 2020’s The Invisible Man) is seeking to steal the thriller’s key demographics, and there’s additionally lighter fare arriving for audiences in Lawrence Lamont’s One Of Them Days starring Keke Palmer and SZA. It might be tough for the Gerard Butler/O’Shea Jackson Jr. movie to remain notably related after this weekend.
Mufasa: The Lion King, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 And Nosferatu Cling On In The Prime 5
The arrival of Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera has shifted the highlight away from the field workplace race between Mufasa: The Lion King and Sonic The Hedgehog 3, however the blockbuster battle is constant now that the titles are deeper embedded throughout the Prime 10. Each titles skilled sub-50-percent weekend-to-weekend drops and proceed to climb the 2024 home and worldwide charts.
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is now settling for third place, however In the USA and Canada alone, its earnings stay above these of its direct competitors from mid-December thanks largely to its notably robust debut. The film added $11 million in ticket gross sales and has now revamped $200 million domestically; it is ranked because the ninth greatest movie of 2024, having outgrossed Adam Wingard’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (which accomplished its time in theaters making $196.4 million).
Worldwide, the online game adaptation sequel has made $384.8 million, which is sufficient for eighteenth place on the worldwide rankings for 2024 – however that is far behind the place Mufasa sits. The Lion King prequel has solely made $188.8 million so far at residence, nevertheless it has made $539.7 million collectively from markets across the globe.
As counterprogramming to these household pleasant releases, Nosferatu is not doing wherever close to the identical sort of enterprise, however for being a a lot smaller title, it is nonetheless doing exceptionally nicely. The $6.8 million it made within the final three days domestically signifies that it has now earned $81.8 million in the USA and Canada, and its worldwide ticket gross sales presently complete $135.8 million. The movie acquired off to a robust begin when it arrived in theaters on Christmas, and it has continued to do good enterprise within the time since.
Trying forward, we must always see a pleasant splash within the Prime 10 subsequent week with the arrival of two new broad releases and a few Oscar-hopefuls growing their theater counts, and I will be again subsequent Sunday right here on CinemaBlend to report on the way it all shakes out with my newest field workplace column. Within the meantime, you can begin planning out all your film-going habits within the weeks/months forward with our 2025 Film Launch Calendar.