During the weekend, Universal Pictures y Blumhouse Productions They released in cinemas M3GAN 2.0, The sequel to the horror hit M3gan (2023).
The first installment became an unexpected box office success with a national premiere of $ 30 million and $ 45 million at the global box office (in January 2023), and a total global box office of $ 180 million dollars, against a budget of $ 12 million dollars.
The idea was clear, the studies had to launch a sequel and catapult the possible status of M3Gan as an icon of modern terror.
In addition to M3GAN 2.0studies announced a spinoff, SOULM8TEwith premiere planned for January 2026, although with what is happening at the box office with the newly released sequel, the nuts of the M3Gan cinematographic universe will probably have some adjustments.
What happened to M3GAN 2.0?
The premiere of M3GAN 2.0 He placed it in the fourth national box office place, generating just one collection of $ 10.2 million at the national box officey $ 17 million in the Box Office worldwide in his First weekend premiere.
While it was not a catastrophic result given the production budget of $ 25 million from the sequel, these ticket sales They represent a drastic drop in interest of the audience when we put in context the aforementioned figures collected by the original delivery, M3Gan.
- The marketing cost must be added to the production budget. The studies launched an extensive marketing campaign for the sequel.
M3GAN 2.0 It was seen disadvantaged by bad criticisms y A competitive premiere date. The sequel faces important competition, as it is the summer cinema, a date reserved for the highest profile projects of the great studies, which seek to become blockbusters.
Important to highlight that The audience granted a better qualification to the sequel compared to the original film (the sequel obtained a B+ in Cinemascore, and the first installment a B in the same place). The detail is that there were not many people interested in buying an entrance ticket to see M3GAN 2.0.
Gerard Johnstone He returns as a screenwriter and director of the sequel, bringing back to the murderous Android doll known as M3Gan (abbreviation of generative android model 3), restarted with advanced improvements to stop a major threat: Amelia, a military gun created with the underlying technology of M3Gan.
The sequel changed its terror style, for a more inclined approach to action and science fiction. There are even those who compare it with Terminator 2 by turning M3Gan into an action hero as is the case with Arnold Schwarzenegger into T2.
The cast has the returns of Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jen van Epps, Amie Donald, Jenna Davisnext to the new additions IVANNA SAKHNO, Timm Sharp, Aristotle Atheriy Jemaine Clement.
Official synopsis:
“Two years after M3Gan, a wonder of artificial intelligence, was uncontrolled and undertaken a killing (impeccably choreographed) before being destroyed, its creator, Gemma (Allison Williams), has become a renowned author and defender of government control over AI meanwhile, her niece Cady (Violet McGraw) He has become a teenager who challenges Gemma's overprotective rules.
“What none of them knows is that M3Gan's underlying technology has been stolen and used by a powerful defense company to create a military degree weapon known as Amelia (Ivanna Sakhno), the definitive murderous spy. But as Amelia's self -awareness grows, its interest in obeying human orders decreases quickly. And in keeping them alive, also.
“With the future of humanity at stake, Gemma realizes that the only option is to bring back to M3GAN (Amie Donald, with the voice of Jenna Davis) and give her some improvements: faster, stronger and more lethal. When her paths cross, the original bitch of the AI ​​is about to meet her rival.
James Wan produce para Atomic Monster, Jason Blum For Blumhouse, and Allison Williams. Executive producers are Gerard Johnstone, Adam Hendricks, Greg Gilread, Michael Clear, Judson Scott, Mark D. Katchur.
Adrien carrot It is the main puppeteer in charge of the props robot that helps bring M3GAN to life.
Source: https://cine3.com/m3gan-2-0-fracasa-taquilla-estreno-10-mdd/
