PACIFIC RIM UPRISING: Early Box Office Projections Bring Bad News For The Kaiju Sequel

PACIFIC RIM UPRISING: Early Box Office Projections Bring Bad News For The Kaiju Sequel

If long-range box office projections are to be believed, Steven S. DeKnight's Pacific Rim Uprising might not make as much money as the first entry in the sci-fi action franchise. Read on for the details...

By jph152 - Jan 30, 2018 04:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Kaiju
Source: Box Office Pro

Long-range projections have Pacific Rim Uprising pulling in pretty modest numbers in its opening weekend at the domestic box office. According to BoxOffice Pro, the sequel to Guillermo del Toro's 2013 monsters vs robots epic will be in the $20 million range during its first three days in theatres.

Pacific Rim Uprising will be released on March 22, between the releases of two other action movies: Tomb Raider and Ready Player One. This stiff springtime competition is projected to cut into Uprising's box office gross.

The first Pacific Rim grossed over $37 million in its opening weekend, below expectations for a movie that cost $190 million to make. However, the international box office helped make the movie profitable, as more than three-quarters of its $411 million worldwide gross came from outside North America. 

Pacific Rim Uprising was partly filmed in China, and the film was made with the international audience in mind. The studio hopes to make a large chunk of its profits in China as well.

Are you planning on seeing Pacific Rim Uprising
 on its opening weekend? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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KWilly
KWilly - 1/30/2018, 5:00 PM
This movie came out three years too late.
Pathogen
Pathogen - 1/30/2018, 5:06 PM
Yeah, the first one was blah. I can't imagine this one being fantastic
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 1/30/2018, 5:07 PM
Just doesn't look that inspired to me.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 1/30/2018, 5:08 PM
Off-topic: Kevin Feige talks Disney-Fox merger and his future at Marvel.

http://www.vulture.com/2018/01/kevin-feige-on-the-disney-fox-merger-his-future-at-marvel.html
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 1/30/2018, 5:12 PM
@MUTO123 - So, essentially what he's saying if you read between the lines is this:

We are focusing on the movies that will end Phase 3. And this deal will not impact the movies we've already announced, which are the upcoming 5 (or 7 if you include the announced Guardians 3 and Spidey 2). Who is to say what will happen after phase 3 ends. Could the Fox acquisition affect Phase 4? Maybe. But that will be years away, and the films we've announced are our main attention.
Oskir
Oskir - 1/30/2018, 5:08 PM
Its only hope is and always has been China and Asia. Not many people wanted a Pacific Rim 2 (specially without Del Toro)
PrimitiveMan
PrimitiveMan - 2/1/2018, 10:44 PM
@Oskir - Yeah, I wanted a sequel...

However without Del Toro, and returning cast/main characters from the first film, plus it being too many years since the first film? Eh.... I'm not really excited like I would have been if the first one the first two things, and came out at a reasonable time.
Oskir
Oskir - 2/2/2018, 6:07 AM
@PrimitiveMan - I wanted a sequel too. But this movie really looks like a basic Transformers movie with more colors. It doesn't look like a Pacific Rim movie at all.

But I will still see that
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 1/30/2018, 5:09 PM
To be honest, domestic box office doesn't matter for this film. It didn't matter for the first film. So to focus on the domestic BO for Uprising doesn't make sense. What matters is the world wide box office.
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 1/30/2018, 5:10 PM
I'll never forget the first one lost to f*cking Grown Ups 2. what a f*cking shame.
Pampero
Pampero - 1/30/2018, 5:11 PM
Still a Better Love Story than Justice Leeague
LaserKing
LaserKing - 1/30/2018, 5:12 PM
I thought it was a good time at the movies and hope the second one does well. Looks like they are pumping up the volume.
LaserKing
LaserKing - 1/30/2018, 5:13 PM
Also what is the point of putting X Close Ad to click on and it will not go away!
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 1/30/2018, 5:21 PM
Hope it ends up doing well BO wise. I liked what I've seen so far...
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - 1/30/2018, 5:22 PM
File this under: Who Cares?

Pacific Rim was Del Toro's worst film. Period. Full stop.
Pampero
Pampero - 1/30/2018, 5:23 PM
@PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - Wrong
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 1/30/2018, 5:25 PM
Off Topic:


James Gunn

@JamesGunn
Oh also tonight I fulfilled a dream by meeting George Lucas and telling him sincerely he changed my life by creating Star Wars and he told me how much he liked the Guardians movies and I’m tweeting this from heaven because I’m dead now sorry. Bye!
deepee3
deepee3 - 1/30/2018, 5:29 PM
They’ve got my money. I love PacRim.
Antithesis
Antithesis - 1/30/2018, 5:37 PM
Pacrim was good. It was exactly what it needed to be and nothing more. Robots vs monsters is NEVER a bad thing.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 1/30/2018, 5:47 PM
@Antithesis - Thank you. The film is exactly what it set out to be, robots vs monsters.
Antithesis
Antithesis - 1/30/2018, 5:51 PM
@HeavyMetal4Life - it as exactly what it needed to be. Entertaining
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 1/30/2018, 5:52 PM
@Antithesis - Bingo
Antithesis
Antithesis - 1/30/2018, 5:53 PM
@HeavyMetal4Life -
baldowl
baldowl - 1/30/2018, 5:39 PM
Nah. I have to, uhh...No I won't see this movie in theaters because I'll be...uh.
Oh, right. Because the first one sucked, and why would this be any better?
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