The box office projections were never too promising for X-Men: Dark Phoenix, and sure enough, the opening weekend numbers make it all too clear that the decades-spanning and once beloved franchise is ending on its biggest bomb.
On home turf, Simon Kinberg’s directorial debut is said to have made a wince-inducing $33.0 million. To put this performance into perspective, DC’s Shazam! grossed $53.5 million in its first three days, and Captain Marvel scored a massive $153.4 million and neither had a budget as high as Dark Phoenix.
Meanwhile, the worldwide gross is currently sitting at $140 million, which means that at the moment, the pic is expected to finish with a total global haul of $300-$325 million. Though it could sink as low as $285 million if audiences really decide to stay away over the next few weeks. Either way, Fox is now looking at about a $100-$120 million loss on the movie, says Deadline.
In a fascinating report, the outlet also explores what went wrong with Dark Phoenix and frankly, it seems it was doomed from the start. Between the Disney merger, the constant delays, the bad taste Apocalypse left in our mouths and the continuous bad press, the film never stood a chance.
It’s a shame, to be sure, but let’s not forget that the X-Men will eventually be integrated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Granted, it may take a few years, but an extended hiatus will give fans the opportunity to warm up to the idea of a new cast. Speaking of which, it’s obviously far too early to discuss who Marvel may have their eye on for the inevitable reboot, but whoever ends up bringing the mutant gang to life next, let’s just hope they give us a much better cinematic outing than Dark Phoenix.
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Shikhar Dhawan became only the fourth Indian batsmen to score over 1000 runs in England in One-Day Internationals. The southpaw brought up the landmark during his half-century innings in India’s second ICC World Cup 2019 encounter, against Australia at The Oval on Sunday.
Indian opener Rohit Sharma on Sunday joined the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Viv Richards and Desmond Haynes in an elite list of cricketers as he became the 4th player to aggregate 2000 runs in ODIs against Australia.
The young English net bowler who received an unfortunate blow to the head on his follow through while bowling to Australian batsman David Warner has been given the all clear after CT scans revealed that his injury was not serious.
When South Africa take on West Indies at Southampton on Monday, they do so as a desperate outfit. Three matches, three losses. They would probably need to win every game from this point on to stand any chance of making it to the semi-final.
Australian opener David Warner is meticulously preparing for the tougher battles ahead in the World Cup by using a new device.
ICC World Cup 2019 Schedule: Check out all the fixtures, dates, times and venues for all matches of the showpiece tournament here.
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India vs Australia is always an intense game to start off with. And when you add the prospect of a World Cup clash to the mix, it takes on even more significance. With the two teams ready to face-off against each other once again on Sunday, CricketNext takes a look at the last five encounters between India and Australia in World Cup competition.
India and Australia have always been involved in fiery battles and the one in Kennington Oval, London on Sunday (June 9) is unlikely to be any different. Here we look at five key battles that might define the contest.
India and Australia will face off for the first time in the ICC World Cup 2019 on Sunday (June 9) at a venue that has been a part of English cricket for nearly 50 years – The Oval in London.
India will return to London for their second game of the ICC World Cup 2019 against Australia at the Oval on Sunday. Grey skies, rain and thunderstorms have dominated India’s build-up to the game.
So far both sets of batsmen have shown great form and there is no reason to tinker with the playing XIs.
India is all set to encounter defending champions Australia in what is expected to be a high voltage clash at the Kennington Oval, London on Sunday (June 9). This is going to be the fourth game at the venue.
England and New Zealand won their respective encounters against Bangladesh and Afghanistan on Saturday (June 9).