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Men in Black and Shaft continue disappointing sequel trend at the US box office

June 16, 2019 by Matt Rodgers

Expectations weren’t that high for either of this frame’s blockbuster sequels, but Men in Black: International and Shaft both fell short of studio estimates at the domestic box-office this weekend.

Men in Black: International managed to recoup $28.5 million, which was the lowest of the franchise by over $20 million. The poorly received film (read our ★★ review here) was never expected to reach the heights of its blockbuster predecessors, but the studio had earmarked it for a $30 million opening.

Adding to a diminishing desire for audiences to turn out for lacklustre sequels, following the underperforming Godzilla: King of the Monsters ($8.1m, $93m), and The Secret Life of Pets 2 ($23m, $92m), was the Shaft reboot. Not only did it receive a generous ★★ review from us, but it only managed to scrape $8.3 million off the back of $15 million estimates from Warner Bros.

You might think that X-Men: Dark Phoenix should be bracketed in with those, but its sophomore performance is worthy of a standalone mention, having bled a whopping 73% of business. This is the second largest drop for a film playing in over 3,500 theatres during its second weekend, after Fifty Shades of Grey. The maligned X-Men send-off did just $9 million worth of business, bringing its total to a hugely disappointing $51 million. Ooof.

The studio who’ve rubbed their magic lamp the hardest has to be Disney, because not only did Avengers: Endgame add another $3.5 million to its whopping tally, but Aladdin managed to delve into the cave of wonder and retrieve $16.7 million in its fourth weekend of release. The Guy Richie directed remake has now amassed $263 million domestic, and $724 million at the global box-office.

Elsewhere, the much ballyhooed Late Night, a record $13 million Sundance purchase by Amazon Studios, went the way of Booksmart with an underwhelming wide expansion and $5.1 million total.

The full rundown is available over at Box Office Mojo, and as always, let us know what you think by heading over to the Flickering Myth Twitter page.

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Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Aladdin, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Late Night, men in black international, shaft, X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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