‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ Set To Make An $80 Million Debut
Compared to the previous Marvel film to hit theaters, theAnt-Man and the Waspbox office tracking looks like it has gone through a shrink ray. But the new projections for the Marvel Studios sequel aren’t small potatoes.Ant-Man and the Waspis eyeing an $80 million opening weekend haul, which is peanuts compared to the behemoth that isAvengers: Infinity War.But it is still significantly higher than the box office debut of the firstAnt-Man.
Industry analysts estimate that theAnt-Mansequel will rake in between $70 million to $80 million at the box office when it launches in 4,100 theaters this Friday, according toVariety
That putsAnt-Man and the Waspsignificantly ahead ofAnt-Man’s $57 million debut.Ant-Manwent on to earn $519 million worldwide, including $180 million at the domestic box office. So we can expect the comic book sequel to do even better and perhaps cross the $200 million mark stateside.
Still, those projections markAnt-Man and the Waspas the lowest-opening Phase 3Marvel Cinematic Universemovie since 2016’sDoctor Strange, which opened to $85 million. But this isn’t a sign of Marvel fatigue or even superhero fatigue —Ant-Man, with its low stakes and light-hearted tone, was never a heavy hitter for Marvel. And even with an $80 million opening (which is slightly higher thanearly projections),Ant-Man and the Waspis still expected to be a box office success for Marvel. WithInfinity Warat $2 billion and counting andBlack Panthersitting on top of $1.3 billion globally, Marvel is doing just fine.
Directed byPeyton Reed,Ant-Man and the Waspsees the return ofPaul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michael Pena, T.I, David Dastmalchian, Judy Greer, andBobby Cannavale. They are joined this time byMichelle Pfieffer,Hannah John-Kamen,Laurence Fishburne,Walton Goggins, andRandall Park.
Ant-Man and the Waspopens in theaters onJuly 6, 2018.
