Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Superhero & Comic Disney PG-13 2h 12m Released Sep 3, 2021 Discussed 2021–2024
Opening weekend
$75.4M
4,300 theaters
Per-theater average
$17,532
opening weekend
Domestic total
$224.5M
3.0× its opening
Worldwide total
$432.2M
52% domestic
Production budget
$150.0M
2.9× worldwide
RT critics
92%
RT audience
98%
+6 vs critics
Metacritic
71
Where it turns up
Friday, September 10, 2021 Second weekend of September 2021
On the chart Shang-Chi (wk 2): $34.7M, -54%; theatrical exclusive
Expected 'Figure it's down a normal 55% for a weekend in the low/mid 30's'; '#1 four weeks in a row'; '$200 million domestic' Actual: $34.7M, -54%; stayed #1 four weekends; crossed $206M
In the note
Anyway, with the expected accuracy of a Greg Zeurlein kick, here are some thoughts on this weekend's box office. Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - It’s really good again today, and what a difference windows make, it’s actually holding a little better than Captain Marvel did on it’s 2nd Friday.
Friday, September 1, 2023 Labor Day weekend 2023
In the note
But for some reason, Labor Day kept getting ignored until Disney released Shang-Chi there to strong grosses.
Friday, August 30, 2024 Labor Day weekend 2024
In the note
So it’s interesting why this weekend isn’t at the top of the release date shopping list, especially since it’s produced a really good gross recently; Equalizer 3 grossed $35 million in 3 days last year and Shang-Chi grossed $75 million in 2021.