With around $42.1 million after seven days of domestic release, John Wick: Chapter 2 will surpass the $43.037m domestic total of the original John Wick sometime today. It opened with more than twice ($30.4m) the debut weekend ($14.4m) of the first film and is on course to at least double its predecessor's domestic gross as well. It only got a sequel because audiences embraced the first film and expressed a desire to see an additional installment. Few saw Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery becoming both a leggy hit ($53 million domestic off a $9m debut weekend) and an incredibly popular rental. It grossed $121 million domestic from a $27m debut weekend and $214m worldwide on a $60m budget but also becoming 2003’s most rented DVD title.

Source: Forbes February 17, 2017 16:02 UTC