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US Box Office Weekend Report 25th - 27th June 2021: Fast 9 hits the top of the US box office on its debut weeke of release with highest debut in nearly 18 months

US Box Office Weekend Report 25th - 27th June 2021:  Fast 9 hits the top of the US box office on its debut weeke of release with highest debut in nearly 18 months
Fast and Furious 9
With cinemas really starting to show a return to normal we get the best opening weekend of the 'pandemic' era as Fast and Furious 9 shows that a year of delays hasn't hurt its box office potential.

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard falls to number 3 this weekend and with such a big blockbuster hitting the top no studios released new movies in competition so F9 is the only new movie on the top 10.

US box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Fast and Furious 9 (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Fast and Furious 9 (@1)
  • Longest run - Raya and the Last Dragon (18 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - A Quiet Plavce Part II ($136.3 Million)

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 25th - 27th June 2021

Fast and Furious 9

Fast and Furious 9

Delayed by over a year due to COVID-19 the 9th movie in the successful car franchise hits the top spot on its debut release with an pandemic excellent $70 Million.

As expected this beats all other movie in the last 18 months and sets a new standard for recent movies.

It also gives a real indication that things are starting to go back to normal and cinema audiences are starting to return.

The future looks good for the movie with just Black Widow still a while away which will challenge for the top spot.

A Quiet Place Part II

The horror movie falls to number 2 this week after retaking the top spot last weekend with a gross of $6.2 Million, a 32% drop from last week.

This gives the movie a yearly best os $136.3 Million after 5 weeks of release.

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

The sequel movie hit hard last weekend but lost steam in its second weekend with a fall to 3 and a $4.87 Million weekend, a large 71% drop.

After 2 weeks of release the movie has now taken $25.8 Million and is looking to disappear from the box office fast.

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

Managing to hang on to a place on the top 5 is the sequel movie which this weekend takes $4.85 Million, just 20% down, for a 3 week total of $28.8 Million.

Cruella

Disney have done will with movies on the Disney+ platform and cinema at the same time and this weekend their origin movie remains at 5 with $3.7 Million, 23% down, for a very respectable $71.3 Million total after 5 weeks.

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