Ant-Man 3 Suffers Box Office Knockout From Creed 3

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As forecasted, Creed 3 accomplished what Cocaine Bear couldn’t, delivering a major knockout punch to Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania at the box office by earning nearly $60 million during its premiered weekend from American movie theaters alone.

Creed 3's success represents a new record for the Rocky and Creed franchise. However, the milestone also underlines the relatively poor performance of Marvel Studios' latest blockbuster afterAnt-Man 3 endured the worst second-week drop of any MCU film in history, which could significantly impact its final profit margin. In this round, Creed 3 had the advantage of MGM now being an Amazon property. The movie’s release was pushed so Michael B. Jordan's first movie would go up against Scott Lang, rather than Black Panther: Wakanda Forever back in November.

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According to Deadline's box office breakdown, Creed 3's global earnings combined for a $100.4 million total globally, with $58.6 million coming from the domestic market and the remaining $41.8 million from international moviegoers. On the other hand, Ant-Man 3's sales kept shrinking after Cocaine Bear had already bitten off a huge chunk of it last week. That historic 70% contraction in moviegoers is now followed by another disappointing weekend that leaves Marvel Studios' worldwide box office gross from Ant-Man 3 at just $419.5 million.

Overall, the boxing drama’s success can’t be attributed to Ant-Man 3's fall alone. Creed 3 has received fantastic reviews all across the board, meaning Sylvester Stallone's absence from the ninth Rocky movie was not felt at all. The trend guarantees that Quantumania won’t be able to pass 2018’sAnt-Man and the Wasp box office