When the'live-action reimagining'of The Lion King opens next week,it's likely to prove the biggest film debut of the year. But why?
The film earned around $44.3 million at the local box office during its first five days.
The universe belongs to Marvel. Avengers:Endgame has shattered box office records for an opening weekend,amassing $US1.2 billion in global ticket sales.
When you drill down and study the numbers,you can further appreciate just what the Marvel Cinematic Universe has accomplished across the past 11 years.
As of Wednesday morning,presale figures were already at $18 million – more than double the amount 2018's Avengers:Infinity War raked in.
Even with cinemas discounting ticket prices,the box office reached $1.245 billion in 2018.
Not everyone thought it would happen but Jason Momoa rules on the biggest day of the movie-going year.
"In the past year,I've got in three extra copies of Titanic because of the number of people who come in here asking for it."
The eagerly awaited new Halloween movie has set a weekend record in America for the popular slasher genre of horror films.
Despite those shocking numbers,however,it is not the worst grossing opening day in film history.
A whole lot of superheroes added up to a whole lot of ticket sales.