‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Begins International Box Office Campaign With $33 Million, but ‘John Wick 4’ Stays on Top
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” an adaptation of the popular role-playing game, ignited at the international box office with $33 million from 60 markets.
Paramount and eOne’s film also opened in North America with $38.5 million, bringing its global tally to $71 million. It’s a good start, especially considering Hollywood’s track record in adapting games for the big screen.
But “Dungeons and Dragons” needs to keep playing in theaters to justify its $150 million price tag before marketing. Overseas audiences will be key to the success of “D&D.” The film, directed Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley and starring Chris Pine and Regé-Jean Page, enjoyed the biggest start in China with $5 million, followed by the U.K.
with $4.3 million, Mexico with $2.4 million, Australia with $2.4 million, and Germany with $2 million. Solid reviews and positive word-of-mouth should work in favor of “Dungeons and Dragons,” which centers on a charming thief (Pine) and a band of unlikely adventurers (Michelle Rodriguez and Page among them) who undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic.
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