Box Office: ‘A Quiet Place II’ Promises Biggest Pandemic-Era Debut With Over $57 Million

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard,” a sequel to the 2017 action comedy “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” is gunning for the top spot on U.S. box office charts.That shouldn’t be a difficult feat, considering the Lionsgate film is this weekend’s only new nationwide release.

John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place Part II reportedly became the first film to surpass $100 million in US ticket sales since the onset of the pandemic.According to Variety, A Quiet Place Part II surpassed the $100 million milestone in just 15 days since it was released exclusively in movie theaters on Friday, May 28.

A Quiet Place Part II has become the first film to surpass $100million in US ticket sales during the pandemic era.The horror sequel starring Emily Blunt opened in the United States on May 28 after multiple COVID-related delays, and has since generated $108million (£77m) at the domestic box office and another $80million (£57m) internationally.The $100million mark wouldn’t usually be a notable feat, but because the coronavirus pandemic forced cinemas to close for a long period of time ticket sales

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The box office in the US is buzzing! With a series of film releases in the US over the last one month, the battle for the box office collection war has begun and is going neck-to-neck. Over the last few weeks, John Krasinski's film's A Quiet Place Part II has dominated the US box office.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterIn a surprise box office victory, “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” triumphed over “A Quiet Place Part II” in the U.S.The latest entry in Warner Bros. and New Line’s  “Conjuring” series scared up $24 million in ticket sales from 3,102 North American venues, exceeding initial projections and easily leading domestic charts.

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While theatres in India are far from opening any time soon due to the deadly second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic, North America is back to the movies. This past weekend two big budget films, namely John Krasinski's A Quiet Place Part II and Craig Gillespie's Cruella, opened to audiences across the US and various parts of North America.

A Quiet Place Part II has broken the US box office record in the pandemic era on its opening weekend.The horror sequel starring Emily Blunt opened in the United States this weekend (May 28) after multiple COVID-related delays.

Refresh for latest…: It was a busy weekend at global turnstiles, with a particularly noisy start for Paramount’s A Quiet Place Part II. The John Krasinski-helmed sequel came out shouting with a $22M overseas debut in just 12 markets for a worldwide opening of $70.4M including the three-day $48.4M North American haul.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterYou can almost hear the collective sigh of relief from studio executives across Hollywood.After a brutal year and change for the movie theater business, the North American box office is finally showing signs of life again.That’s mostly thanks to John Krasinski’s thriller “A Quiet Place Part II,” which has collected $48 million between Friday and Sunday — the biggest three-day haul of the pandemic era.