Theater Counts: A monstrous opening weekend for Godzilla vs. Kong
April 1, 2021
Godzilla vs. Kong opened on Wednesday in 2,409 theaters to impressive box office numbers as it became the highest-earning film on a single day of the pandemic era with an estimated $9.6m. The previous holder of that title was another Warner Bros. film, Wonder Woman 1984, which took in $7.5m back on Christmas Day. The highly-anticipated monster showdown film expands to 3,064 locations on Friday, which also makes it the widest opening weekend since theaters started reopening. It is projected to earn $20m-$30m in its first five days. As per Warner Bros.’ 2021 release plan, the film is also playing simultaneously on HBO Max for 30 days.
Last week’s top film, Nobody increases theaters this week, going from 2,460 to 2,567. Walt Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon drops from 2,212 to 2,031 locations. New this week from Sony Pictures is The Unholy. The horror film starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan opens in 1,850 theaters across North America.
Here are this weekend’s theater counts (Warner Bros. titles’ counts are estimates, except for Godzilla vs. Kong):
Theater Counts for April 2 - April 4
Movie Distributor Theaters Previous
TheatersChange Godzilla vs. Kong Warner Bros. 3,064 2,409 +655 Nobody Universal Pictures 2,567 2,460 +107 Tom and Jerry Warner Bros. 2,300 2,464 -164 Raya and the Last Dragon Walt Disney 2,031 2,212 -181 The Unholy Sony Pictures 1,850 New Chaos Walking Lionsgate 1,605 2,036 -431 The Courier Roadside Attractions 1,322 1,641 -319 The Croods: A New Age Universal Pictures 1,212 1,319 -107 Wonder Woman 1984 Warner Bros. 900 1,128 -228 The Little Things Warner Bros. 900 1,001 -201 Judas and the Black Messiah Warner Bros. 800 842 -42 Promising Young Woman Focus Features 605 733 -128 Boogie Focus Features 603 1,028 -425 The Marksman Open Road 461 851 -390 The War With Grandpa 101 Studios 288 338 -50 News of the World Universal Pictures 166 620 -454 Monster Hunter Sony Pictures 110 215 -105 Six Minutes to Midnight IFC Films 82 145 -63
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