Behind the Screens Vista Group

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire debuted this Easter weekend, making for the second-biggest opening weekend for a title in 2024 after Dune: Part Two. We delve into all the Behind the Screens details of the audience, and how this latest instalment measures up against previous Monsterverse movies on this week’s episode.



Topics and times:


Catch us at CinemaCon next week - 0:16
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire box office overview - 1:31
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire audience analysis - 3:45
Comparing Godzilla x Kong with the Monsterverse - 7:03
Global box office roundup - 10:44
Next week - 11:42



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Box Office Overview:


Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire debuted to $80M in the domestic market, and an additional $114M across 63 international territories for a global opening of $194M — the second-highest opening weekend result of the year, only behind Dune: Part Two.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire grossed $15.7M domestically for a drop of 65% into its second week, bringing its total domestically to $73M.
Dune: Part Two crossed a $250M total in the domestic market with $11M this weekend bringing the domestic total to $252M, and $626M worldwide.
Kung Fu Panda 4 grossed $10.2M domestically over the easter weekend, passing $150M domestically in total, as its global total approaches $350M.
Immaculate grossed 3.2M, a drop of 38%, bringing its current domestic total to just over $11M.

As Kung Fu Panda 4 debuts in China and the Ghostbusters hit the big screen domestically, it’s an exciting week for box office. We delve into the audience of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire to explore how the audiences for the franchise has evolved over its 40 years, and look into horror double-features with Immaculate and Last Night with the Devil here on Behind the Screens.



Topics and times:


Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire box office overview - 1:31
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire audience analysis - 3:24
Multigenerational audience appeal - 6:22
Box office top 5 roundup - 8:57
Immaculate audience analysis - 10:06
Late Night with the Devil box office and audience - 13:00
Godzilla x Kong pre-sales - 16:08
Next week - 18:08



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Box Office Overview:


Kung Fu Panda 4 launched in another 13 international markets this weekend including China, taking $72M around the world, its global cumulative total nearly reaching $270M.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire topped the box office with $45.2M domestically and $16.4M internationally from 25 territories, for a global debut total of $61.6M.
Dune: Part Two grossed a further $48M this past week, and now sits at a global total of $575M.
Immaculate debuted to $5.3M at the domestic box office for 4th position this weekend.

Dune: Part Two continues to make a splash as it surpasses its predecessor and approaches $500M worldwide. As Arthur the King debuts, we examine the audience, and take a look at pre-sales for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire on this week’s instalment of Behind the Screens.



Topics and times:


The ‘Poohniverse’ set for 2025 - 0:32
Box office overview - 1:30
Arthur the King box office overview - 3:48
Arthur the King audience analysis - 4:10
Arthur the King reception - 6:47
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire pre-sales - 7:31
Next week - 9:00



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Box Office Overview:


Dune: Part Two approached the $500M mark worldwide in its second week, grossing $80.3M globally this past week, and crossing $100M from IMAX screenings.
Kung Fu Panda 4 widened its release internationally, grossing nearly $70M worldwide including $29M from the domestic market.
Arthur the King debuted with $7.5M in the domestic market.
Imaginary grossed a further $5.6M domestically, reaching $19M domestic total in its second week.
Cabrini dropped 61% for $2.8M in its second week, and now sits at just over $13M for its cumulative domestic total.

Kung Fu Panda returns to the big screen at the head of the box office as Dune: Part Two comes close to the original’s lifetime gross already. Following the Academy Awards, we’re examining the audiences for Kung Fu Panda 4, Imaginary, and Cabrini on this week’s episode of Behind the Screens.



Topics and times:


Domestic box office overview - 1:36
Dune: Part Two box office overview - 3:24
Kung Fu Panda 4 box office overview - 4:09
Kung Fu Panda 4 audience analysis - 5:15
Imaginary box office and audience analysis - 8:15
Cabrini box office and audience analysis - 11:52
Next week - 14:16



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Box Office Overview:


Kung Fu Panda 4 debuted at the top position with $58M domestically and $22M from 41 international territories for a global total of $80.5M.
Dune: Part Two grossed $46M domestically, a 44% drop from the opening weekend, and $127M globally, bringing its worldwide total to $367M.
The Pig the Snake and the Pigeon, a chinese release, grossed $20.7M worldwide.
Imaginary grossed $10M in the domestic and $3.1M internationally, though from only 27 territories.
Cabrini from Angel Studios grossed $7.6M.
and YOLO, after achieveing nearly half a billion in China, debuted to the domestic market with $900K.

All eyes are on Dune: Part Two as the big screen lights up again, and we’re bringing you all the numbers across the booming box office, as well as breaking down the audience for Denis Villenueve’s blockbuster sequel. How does Dune: Part Two compare to the original? Join us Behind the Screens to find out!



Topics and times:


Global box office overview - 0:36
Domestic box office overview - 2:00
Dune: Part Two box office - 3:36
Dune: Part Two audience analysis - 7:00
The Chosen Season 4 Part 3 box office and audience - 13:55
Next week - 15:24



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Box Office Overview:


Dune: Part Two exploded onto the big screen with a $178.5M global opening weekend, with $81.5M estimated domestically across 4071 screens—giving it a per-screen average of $20,019—and an additional $97M from 71 territories internationally.
Bob Marley: One Love crossed the $150M worldwide this past weekend, with some territories yet to release, and $7.4M grossed domestically this weekend.
Ordinary Angels grossed an additional $3.9M for a $12.5M cume to date.
Madame Web also grossed $3.2M in its third weekend, reaching $40M cumulative total.
The Chosen Season 4 Episodes 7 & 8 grossed $3.2M with the third instalment of its series episodes in cinemas.

With the next big blockbuster on the horizon, we have a Behind the Screens look at how the pre-sales box office and audience are shaping up for Dune: Part Two. Between Demon Slayer and Ordinary Angels landing on the big screen this past weekend, we uncover who’s on which side in the audience, and dive into a discussion on the emergent technology of AI video generation.



Topics and times:


ChatGPT’s new video generation - 0:32
Box office overview - 3:59
Demon Slayer box office - 7:00
Demon Slayer audience analysis - 8:25
Ordinary Angels box office and reception - 11:08
Ordinary Angels audience analysis and marketing recommendations - 11:50
Driveaway Dolls box office and audience - 16:38
Dune: Part Two pre-sales - 19:56
Next week - 23:12



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Box Office Overview:


Bob Marley: One Love maintained the top position in the domestic market with $13.5M, bringing its domestic total to $71.2M. It added another $15M internationally from 60 markets for an international total of $49M.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—To the Hashira Training debuted to $11.5M in the second position domestically.
Ordinary Angels, another faith-based title, grossed $6.5M domestically in its opening.
Madame Web grossed $6M in its second weekend, reaching only $35.4M so far in the domestic market and $77M worldwide.
And Migration rounded out the top 5 domestically with $3M.