Update: September 5, 2021
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS Earns Impressive $71.4 Million at the U.S. Weekend Box Office
Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings is making a heroic showing at the box office, where it has smashed the record for Labor Day openings and will become second the biggest debut of the pandemic year so far, behind fellow Marvel Studios pic
Black Widow.
Shang-Chi, from filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton, grossed $23.2 million on Saturday, bringing its estimated domestic three-day total to $71.4 million from 4,300 locations.
Shang-Chi‘s global haul is an estimated $127.6 million. The PG-13 movie, which earned positive reviews and a glowing A Cinemascore, stars Simu Liu as Marvel’s newest hero and is the studio’s first to center on an Asian lead.
With its three-day number expected to be $71.4 million,
Shang-Chi is will be the second-biggest domestic opening of the year, behind
Black Widow, which debuted to $80.3 million over three days in July, and ahead of Universal’s
F9, which brought in $70 million in late June.
As far as September releases, only Universal’s
It (2017) and
It: Chapter Two (2019) topped Shang-Chi’s domestic opening.
Shang-Chi is also on track for $83.5 million for the four-day frame, breaking the Labor Day weekend record previously held by the 2007
Halloween, which earned $30.6 over the four-day frame.
Shang-Chi also set a global Labor Day record for IMAX, with the film bringing in an estimated $13.2 million. Males made up 61 percent of the domestic audience for
Shang-Chi.
Shang-Chi is a win for the theatrical experience at a time in which the delta variant continues to hamper attendance and day-and-date releases on streaming services have roiled the exhibition business. Unlike previous Marvel release
Black Widow, which premiered day-and-date in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access,
Shang-Chi will have an exclusive 45-day theatrical release. To date,
Black Widow has earned $371.3 million at the global box office and sparked a lawsuit from star Scarlett Johansson
, who argued the move hurt the box office in favor of feeding Disney’s streaming service.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-shang-chi-marvel-simu-liu-1235005567/