US Box Office: F9 Reigns Over July 4th Weekend; Boss Baby 2 & Zola See A Strong Opening

While theatres are slowly opening in India, one city at a time, the US market has been seeing a box office boom thanks to the 4th of July weekend. The festive releases ranged from family-friendly animated films to thrillers and action entertainers. Apart from holdover releases like F9: The Fast Saga and A Quiet Place Part II, new releases include The Boss Baby 2, The Forever Purge and Zola.

While the box office numbers were not record-breaking, Variety.com reported an improvement in the 2020 edition. With 20% of US theatres still closed, overall revenues have tallied just $71 million over the weekend. According to Comscore, before the pandemic, the period between July 2 to July 4 would usually mark $150 million and $200 million at the box office.

Despite the three new nationwide releases over the 4th of July weekend, Vin Diesel's F9 triumphed and collected $24 million. The film's ticket sales reportedly recorded a decline of 66% from its previous outing but recorded $32.7 million more on Monday, bringing the domestic total to $125.8 million. At the international box office, F9 generated $23 million this weekend and $374 million since its release.

The film is expected to cross $500 million by next week, which will make it the only Hollywood release to exceed that benchmark since 2019.

Meanwhile, The Boss Baby 2 marked a solid start for pandemic times and collected $17.36 in its first three days. The Forever Purge pulled in $12.75 million over the weekend and Zola kicked off with a strong $2.4 million from 1,468 theatres.

On the other hand, A Quiet Place Part II which released last month grossed $4.2 million in its sixth weekend, and is estimated to bring in $5.5 million through Monday, by which its ticket sales are expected to reach $145 million.

According to Variety.com, the ticket sales trend is expected to go upwards with the release of Disney and Marvel's superhero tentpole Black Widow, set to open on July 9 in theatres and on Disney Plus.