Rahul Malhotra is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once. He has been writing for Collider for over two years, and has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars.
The Big Picture A trio of film franchises passed major milestones at the global box office this weekend, thanks to the strong performance of their newest installments. While director Denis Villeneuve’s two-part Dune series joined the long-running Ghostbusters franchise in passing the $1 billion mark globally, DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda series has now made more than $2 billion worldwide after yet another solid hold by its latest installment, Kung Fu Panda 4.
Produced on a reported budget of $85 million and distributed by Universal, Kung Fu Panda 4 is still the lowest-grossing installment of the fan-favorite series, although it’ll almost certainly overtake both Kung Fu Panda 3 and Kung Fu Panda 2 at the domestic box office in the coming days. The first Kung Fu Panda film, which is now over 15 years old—apologies for making everybody feel old—remains the series’ top-grossing entry domestically, with a $215 million lifetime haul.
But the cost-cutting seems to have had no impact on the film’s reception. In fact, Kung Fu Panda 4 is the worst-rated film of the series according to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. It holds a 72% approval rating, as compared to the 87%, 81%, and 86% scores of the first, second and third films, respectively. The movie features returning voice actors Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Bryan Cranston, James Hong, and Ian McShane, alongside newcomers Awkwafina, Ke Huy Kwan, and Viola Davis.
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