After several years, the Kung Fu Panda franchise continues to sweep the box office. kung fu panda 4 began its theatrical run with $3.8 million in Thursday previews in 4,035 North American theaters. THR reported.
The fourth Kung Fu Panda film is expected to gross more than $50 million at the Oscar weekend box office, marking a significant win for DreamWorks and Universal, as well as the animated family film overall.
Po and Paul Atreides compete at the Oscars weekend box office
The Jack Black-directed animated film is battling Timothee Chalamet's Dune: Part Two at the box office, which opened with a staggering $82.5 million domestically and finished with $200 million worldwide in trailers from Thursday. However, Kung Fu Panda 4 proves to be a force to be reckoned with, as it is projected to earn between $45 million and $50 million, while the Denis Villeneuve-directed epic is expected to earn between $40 million and $45 million in its second weekend.
What to expect from Kung Fu Panda 4?
In the fourth film in the already successful franchise, which began in 2008, Black reprises his role as Po alongside Dustin Hoffman as Master Shifu, Ian McShane as Tai Lung, James Hong as Po's adoptive father Mr. Ping, and Bryan Cranston as Po's adoptive father. biological father Li Shan.
The franchise also welcomed new voice cast members for the fourth installment, with Viola Davis as The Chameleon, Awkwafina as Zhen, and Ke Huy Quan as Han.
Kung Fu Panda 4 is directed by Mike Mitchell and Stephanie Ma Stine. It focuses on Po's new responsibility as the new spiritual leader of the Valley of Peace, where he trains his future successor. He will find himself fighting a shape-shifting sorceress who plans to bring back all the villains Po had fought in the past.
The synopsis reads: “After three death-defying adventures and defeating world-class villains with his incomparable courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior, is called by fate to… give him a rest now.” . More specifically, he is chosen to become the spiritual leader of the Valley of Peace. This raises a couple of obvious problems. First, Po knows as much about spiritual leadership as he does about the paleo diet, and second, he needs to quickly find and train a new Dragon Warrior before he can assume his new, elevated position.”
Kung Fu Panda 4 is now in theaters.
