John Wick: Chapter 4 is expected to break its franchise records at the box office with a massive opening weekend. The highly-anticipated film will see John Wick return to the big screen for the first time since 2019's John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum. The plot centers on John's attempted escape from a life on the run with the High Table in pursuit.
According to Deadline, current projections for John Wick: Chapter 4's box office earnings put the film at $115 million globally, a record for the franchise. This latest John Wick movie is anticipated to earn $65-70 million in the United States and Canada, coupled with an additional $45 million in international territories. This will beat John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum's earnings, which were $56.8 million domestically on its opening weekend.
How John Wick: Chapter 4 Is The Franchise's Biggest Film
It's no surprise that John Wick: Chapter 4 is projected to have the most successful opening weekend of the franchise to date. With John absent from theaters for four years, anticipation is high for those wondering how the assassin's story will continue. With time playing a central theme in the film's promotional material, there are hints that John's time is running out, which could make John Wick: Chapter 4 work as an ending to the current storyline of the franchise.
The film also boasts the longest runtime of the franchise, clocking in at 2 hours and 49 minutes. This massive runtime will be shared with other major characters set to be introduced in the film, such as Donnie Yen's blind assassin Caine and Shamier Anderson's mysterious Tracker. With trailers already teasing a big fight scene between John and Caine, as well as Caine racking up his own body count throughout the film, John Wick: Chapter 4 is promising the largest amount of action the series has ever seen.
Keanu Reeves himself is a selling point for the film, as his career has seen a resurgence in recent years thanks to the number of big media projects he's been attached to. This includes his role as Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077 and his return as Neo in The Matrix Resurrections. This has likely helped his popularity as John Wick skyrocket, making for another strong case why John Wick: Chapter 4 will be the series' biggest film ever.
Source: Deadline