New Henry Cavill Movie Overperforms At Box Office Despite Not Cracking Top 3

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Summary The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare has opened at No. 4 at the domestic box office.

The Henry Cavill movie has nevertheless exceeded its original box office expectations by several million dollars.

The movie's streaming release in international markets changes its standard for success.

The new Henry Cavill movie The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare has been shut out of the Top 3 in its opening weekend despite overperforming. The new war movie from director Guy Ritchie, which is based on the 2014 nonfiction book Churchill's Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII, boasts a stacked cast that includes Cavill, Reacher's Alan Ritchson, Crazy Rich Asians' Henry Golding, and 3 Body Problem's Eiza González. It has been generally well-received, earning a 73% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a 94% score from audiences at the time of writing.

Per Deadline, the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare release is set to close out its first weekend in theaters with a 3-day total of $9 million at the domestic box office. This will place it at No. 4 on the domestic chart for its opening weekend, below the other new wide release Abigail at No. 2 and the holdover hits Civil War at No. 1 and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire at No. 3. However, it has nevertheless exceeded expectations, which originally saw it landing in the mid-single-digit range nearer to Spy x Family Code: White, which made $4.88 million.

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Source: Deadline