As previously reported, Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings exceeded all expectations by securing the biggest Labor Day opening weekend of all-time. Initial reports indicated that the MCU adventure would reach $90 million by close of business Monday, but the movie actually took in more than we realized.
The Master of Martial Arts' big-screen debut earned $19.2 million yesterday (giving it the best Monday of the Pandemic Era and the 27th biggest Monday of all-time), bringing its domestic total to $94.67 million. This means it could well hit $100 million tonight.
“Call it an ask from your chairman of NATO. This is important to all of us,” said Rolando Rodriguez, chairman of the National Association of Theatre Owners. “It’s going to be a great showing from us, to our fantastic friends at the Walt Disney Company … to show them the importance of theatrical exhibition.”
It obviously remains to be seen how Shang-Chi will perform over its full 45-day theatrical run, but the decision not to make this latest Phase 4 release available on Disney+ Premiere Access definitely seems to have paid off for Marvel Studios.
Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, who must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization. The film also stars Tony Leung as Wenwu, Awkwafina as Shang-Chi’s friend Katy and Michelle Yeoh as Jiang Nan, as well as Fala Chen, Meng’er Zhang, Florian Munteanu and Ronny Chieng.
Shang-Chi is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and produced by Kevin Feige and Jonathan Schwartz, with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso and Charles Newirth serving as executive producers.
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