Dungeons & Dragons topples John Wick 4 with box office debut
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves has bested John Wick: Chapter 4 at the box office, grossing $38.5 million in its opening weekend in the US.
Inspired by the role-playing game of the same name, the film written and directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley also racked up $33 million across 58 international markets for a global grossing of $71.5 million (via Variety).
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John Wick: Chapter 4 ranked second with $28.2 million and a tally of $122.7 million in North America and $245 million globally.
Scream VI is in third position having grossed $5.3 million and currently enjoying a domestic grossing of $98.2 million. The slasher flick has surpassed its predecessor in the franchise, 2022's Scream, which finished on $81 million domestically.
Meanwhile, rave reviews from critics and the enthusiastic audience reactions to Dungeons & Dragons may give way to a franchise about the game first published in 1974 and heavily referenced in Netflix's Stranger Things.
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Filmmakers Goldstein and Daley are reportedly up for another campaign following the success of this first chapter, which sits at a 91% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing.
It may be just a matter of time before the star-studded group of heroes – played by Fast X's Michelle Rodriguez, Chris Pine, It's Sophia Lillis, Justice Smith, Bridgerton's Regé-Jean Page and Hugh Grant – are officially announced for another perilous quest.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is out now in cinemas.
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