‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ and ‘Dune: Part Two’ in a tight box office battle for No. 1
Less than $1 million separates the fourth ‘Kung Fu Panda’ and second ‘Dune’ movies.
Hello! Welcome to The Box Office Report for the weekend of March 15-17, 2024.
1. KUNG FU PANDA 4
Weekend gross: $30M
Total domestic gross: $107.7M
Last weekend: 1st
Percent drop: 48
It was another successful weekend at the box office, with Kung Fu Panda 4 and Dune: Part Two leading the way. Based on Sunday estimates, the fourth Kung Fu Pandamovie has a tiny edge over Dune: Part Two. When the actual numbers come in on Monday, we’ll know for sure whether Po held onto the No. 1 spot for a second weekend — or if Paul fulfilled his destiny and reclaimed the top spot. (Denis Velleneuve cut out the part of Dune where Paul had to retake a box office to become the Lisan al Gaib.)
Even if Kung Fu Panda 4 slips to No. 2, it’s had a great two weekends so far. The film stands at $107.7 million over that amount of time, better than Kung Fu Panda 2 ($100 million) and Kung Fu Panda 3 ($69.3 million) over that same amount of time. The latest film in the franchise trails only the original Kung Fu Panda’s $117.3 million over two weekends.a
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