The "Men in Black" series of movies is a classic science fiction IP that has lasted for 22 years, and in 1997, "Men in Black 1" came out, causing a lot of sensations in the film industry at that time.
Will Smith also became a hot top movie star in Hollywood with this film. In 2002 and 20102, two sequels to "Men in Black" were released, and the box office was not bad, which confirmed the commercial ability of the "Men in Black" IP.
Good commercial capabilities also laid the foundation that Sony will not give up the "Men in Black" IP. However, the "Men in Black" soft reboot spin-off movie "Men in Black: Global Pursuit" released today has fallen behind. On the first day of release, "Men in Black: Global Pursuit", starring "Thor" Chris Hemsworth and "Valkyrie" Tessa Thompson, did not have the box office as expected, and the latest box office forecast of foreign media for this film also shrank a lot more than previous forecasts.
Ticketing site Box Office Pro has published forecasts for Men in Black: Global Pursuit. The film is expected to gross just $28 million in its north American opening weekend, far less than any of the men in black 3 (all 3 of the men in black grossed more than $50 million in their first week). And the poor word-of-mouth and box office performance of "Men in Black: Global Pursuit" also solved the siege for Fox Pictures' Marvel movie "X-Men: Dark Phoenix".
Last month, almost no movie dared to compete with "Reunion 4", and by the second half of May, the influence of "Reunion 4" was weakening, and the film manufacturers that held their breath were all piling up their own movies. However, from the current point of view, the results of these "war avoidance" films are average, and the most tragic of them may be "Men in Black: Global Pursuit".
Friends who have watched "Men in Black: Global Pursuit" may feel as if they are not watching a science fiction film, the overall plot is as bland as water, you can't say that this movie is bad, but you can't say how amazing. In addition, the visual effects of the film are also disappointing and cannot be impressed.
In fact, it can be seen from the special effects that the input cost of "Men in Black: Global Pursuit" is not high compared with the films of the same period. Godzilla 2: King of the Monsters cost $170 million; X-Men: Dark Phoenix cost $200 million; and Men in Black: Global Pursuit cost only $110 million. "Men in Black: Global Pursuit" is also the film with the lowest IP cost of "Black Man".
In fact, since the stunning debut of "Men in Black 1" in 1997, the next two box office returns have been declining, and the audience is actually not so enthusiastic about the world, although Sony invited the current hottest movie star "Thor" Haizong to join, but it did not cause much of a sensation.
This is the last thing to hear about a rebooted film with an intention to make a sequel.