Deadline is reporting that
Jordan Vogt-Roberts'
Kong: Skull Island, which currently holds an impressive 80% Certified Fresh rating on review aggregator
RottenTomatoes, is tracking for a monstrous $110-$135 million opening weekend worldwide, which should be a more than solid debut for the film, which reportedly cost around $190 million to make.
In the States, it's projected to pull in somewhere between $45-$50 million, but will face heavy competition from
James Mangold's superhero masterpiece
Logan, which despite being in its second week, is still expected to score around $40-$48 million thanks, in no small part, to widespread critical acclaim and extremely strong word-of-mouth.
Kong should benefit from IMAX & 3D screenings, both of which kick off tomorrow night at 7 PM, so it's projected haul could certainly go higher as we get through the weekend.
On another note, the film's Academy Award-nominated star
Samuel L. Jackson (
Avengers: Infinity War) recently released a very cool new Chinese poster - which also announces the film's Chinese release on March 24th - featuring himself standing in front of the King Ape. Check it out below:
Kong: Skull Island reimagines the origin of the mythic Kong in a compelling, original adventure from director Jordan Vogt-Roberts. In the film, a diverse team of explorers is brought together to venture deep into an uncharted island in the Pacific—as beautiful as it is treacherous—unaware that they’re crossing into the domain of the mythic Kong.
Kong: Skull Island features:
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Tom Hiddleston as Captain James Conrad
Samuel L. Jackson as Lt. Col Packard
Brie Larson as Mason Weaver
John Goodman as William "Bill" Randa
John C. Reilly as Hank Marlow
Jason Mitchell as Glenn Mills
Corey Hawkins as Houston Brooks
Toby Kebbell as Jack Chapman
Terry Notary as King Kong (mo-cap)
Thomas Mann as Slivko
Shea Whigham as Cole
John Ortiz as Victor Nieves
Shawn Kavanaugh as Josh
Marc Evan Jackson as Woodward
Jing Tian as San
Eugene Cordero as Reles
Will Brittain as Young Marlow/Marlow's Son
Kong: Skull Island stomps into theaters on March 10
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