‘Creed III’ Wins Title With Historic $58.7M Weekend Box Office Opening

Creed III made history as the biggest domestic opening for a sports film.

The film opened to a franchise record of $58.7M. That’s also the highest debut ever for a sports movie.

“Creed III” has already surpassed the $100 million mark globally.

The blockbuster movie knocked out Disney and Marvel’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” this weekend with $58.7 million

According to Deadline,

Creed III stands to also become the highest-grossing Creed title stateside at $150M, besting Creed‘s $109.8M and Creed II‘s $115.7M, while also providing a lot of lift to a domestic box office.

Still dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed is thriving in his career and family life. When Damian, a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces after serving time in prison, he's eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian -- a fighter who has nothing to lose. It stars Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris, Florian Munteanu, and Phylicia Rashad.