'Creed III' is eyeing $150 million at the box office in its second week.
After a championship-worthy opening last week, it's clear there is just no stopping Creed III. The most recent chapter in the Rocky Balboa spin-off series, Creed III maintained its fighting spirit and took $7.52 million at the domestic box office on Friday, from just over 4,000 theaters. The figures put it on track to bring in a projected $26.7 million by the end of the weekend. Continuing its winning trend, the Michael B.
The good news doesn't stop there for the boxing drama, which marks a directorial debut for Jordan, with it now on track to gross an impressive $150 million from North American theaters. Creed III's strong second weekend comes after it clobbered the competition during its first weekend in theaters. During its debut, the film brought in an outstanding $58.7 million domestically, pummeling expectations it would at best take $40 million.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY It's hardly surprising to see Creed III continuing to take flight globally because it does what any Rocky movie in the franchise has done to date which is unpack the real woes of life using boxing as the overarching metaphor. The film picks up seven years after the events of Creed II with Adonis "Donnie" Creed retiring having earned his spot in boxing history alongside Rocky and his father Apollo .
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