Alex Garland‘s dystopian action movie Civil War conquered the domestic box office this weekend with $25.7 million, ahead of expectations and scoring A24’s biggest opening ever. (THR)
It’s the first A24 movie to lead the charts in North America, setting an opening weekend record for the New York-based specialty studio. It also marks the biggest R-rated start of the year. (Variety)
Before Civil War, A24’s biggest debut was the Ari Aster horror Hereditary, which opened to $13.6 million in 2018. Civil War also unseated Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire from its perch atop the box office. The Warner Bros. movie had held the No. 1 spot for the past two weekends. (LA Times)
Led by Dune: Part Two and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Warner Bros has crossed the $1 billion mark at the international box office, becoming the first studio to reach the milestone this year. Getting there in just 15 weeks, this also sets a new speed record for WB, besting the 17 weeks it took in 2018. (Deadline)