‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ collections indicate to a strong start

Lionsgate/Thunder Road Films/87 Eleven’s John Wick: Chapter 4 is off to a solid start at the international box office with its worldwide rollout starting on Wednesday. According to information we have received, the early projected cume for a select few countries is approximately $3.9M through Wednesday, not counting the Thursday launches in Australia and New Zealand. According to industry projections, Thursday’s domestic screenings, which are expected to be around $8M, will likely set a series record.

The Keanu Reeves sequel will open this weekend in 71 foreign box office regions, the most day-and-date distribution for the series, which has typically released films in stages. The worldwide forecast, which includes $45 million from abroad, is $115 million heading into the weekend. The foreign debut of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum in 2019 was $36.9M for $93.75M globally, breaking the prior mark for the series. Spain, France, and Germany were not included in Parabellum’s introductory sequence, despite the fact that the first frame of Chapter 4 does.

In South America, we perceive compensated Brazil ranked first with $328K in Wednesday previews, followed by Mexico with $240K. Only 60% of the theatres in Latin America showed early previews, which is encouraging for the coming weekend. Last December, Reeves visited CCXP in Brazil to support the movie.

Recently, premieres were also hosted at the Grand Rex in Paris and the Zoo Palast in Berlin.

The John Wick movies have routinely performed well in Germany, which generated an estimated $635K in Wednesday night previews—a 40% increase over the prior film. The biggest R-rated release in the market in the previous ten years, regular shows started on more than 800 screens on Thursday.

The Chad Stahelski-directed film received $543K from 557 screens in France, where it opened at No. 1. Despite widespread social unrest and protests in the nation’s largest cities, the start was 35% ahead of JW3. The fourth chapter of the series has the highest ratings from critics and viewers on AlloCiné.

JW4 ranked first in Taiwan with an estimated $418K, a 17% increase. JW3 and a 273% increase from Shazam’s weekend debut The Gods’ fury.

Australia opened to $681K on 259 screens on Thursday ($1M when Wednesday’s previews are taken into account). The first day brought in 66% of the total revenue and beat JW3 by 56%. Since Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, and Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, Studiocanal’s opening day was their biggest.

New Zealand has earned $140K through Thursday, 36% more than JW3; Sweden ($100K) and Finland ($74K) each debuted JW4 at No. 1 on Wednesday, rounding out the top starts. While Finland was on par with JW3, Sweden’s release was 105% earlier.