Retiring Guy's Digest: USA box office on fourth weekend in March (2017-2023)

The USA box office on the Friday of the 4th weekend in March 2023 is up 44% compared to last year when "The Last of Us" was the top-grossing movie.

And it's down 41% compared to the 2017 peak when "Beauty and the Beast" was the top-grossing movie.

Box Office Mojo

Variety, 3/26/2023

Boosted by positive reviews and enthusiastic word-of-mouth, the fourth installment in Lionsgate’s action series, led by Keanu Reeves as a legendary assassin, landed the best start of the franchise. It’s one of the rare original properties to keep growing and improving upon the last, in terms of ticket sales. The original “John Wick” opened to a modest $14 million in 2014, its sequel “John Wick: Chapter 2” took in $30.4 million to start in 2017 and the third film “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” previously marked a series-high with $56.8 million in 2019.

Original 3/25/2023 post starts here

The USA box office on the Friday of the 4th weekend in March 2023 is up 36% compared to last year when "The Last of Us" was the top-grossing movie.

And it's down 34% compared to the 2017 peak when "Beauty and the Beast" was the top-grossing movie.

Box Office Mojo

Variety, 3/25/2023

Box office charts also feature a franchise that has gone the opposite direction, with a sequel failing to match its predecessor. After “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” stumbled in its opening weekend with an underwhelming $30 million, the Warner Bros. and DC Studios film is now facing a plummet that could tally higher than 70%.

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