Monday, November 8, 2021

M18-rated 'Eternals' opens with US$1.35m

by Lau Chee Nien / November 8, 2021

Singapore - Eternals debuts at no. 1 with US$1,359,272, becoming the highest grossing debut for a M18 rated film this year and possibly during the pandemic era.

In comparison, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings started with US$1,597,685 in September. Earlier in March, Godzilla vs. Kong opened with an estimated US$1.62m (S$2.19m). Shang-Chi and GVK are both rated PG13 and opened on a Wednesday, while Eternals sneaked on a Wednesday before its full release on Thursday.

The box office debuts for The Suicide Squad and Mortal Kombat, two high profile M18-rated wide releases earlier this year were not reported on any box office sites such as Box Office Mojo and The Numbers

M18-rated titles that opened big during pre-pandemic times included Deadpool 2 (US$1,850,668), Deadpool (US$1,839,537) and Logan (US$1,552,459).

Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park is the other debut in the top ten at no. 10.


Box Office (November 4 - 7)

1 (-) Eternals (M18)

2 (1) Venom: Let There be Carnage (PG13)

3 (2) No Time to Die (PG13)

4 (3) Dune (PG13)

5 (5) Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (PG13)

6 (4) Late Night Ride (NC16)

7 (7) Ron's Gone Wrong (PG)

8 (6) Halloween Kills (M18)

9 (8) Antlers (NC16)

10 (-) Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park (PG)

Sources: Cinema Online and Box Office Mojo

Conversions of currencies via Oanda

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