A Quiet Place 2 Passes $100 Million at US and Canada Box Office

A Quiet Place Part II is the first film released since the start of the coronavirus pandemic to pass the $100m mark at the US and Canada box office.

This achievement is a great sign of reassurance for cinema owners looking to bounce back from the devastating impact of the pandemic on their business.

The sequel to John Krasinski’s 2018 hit movie was originally scheduled to open last year, but was delayed by Covid restrictions. Since opening in May it has now taken $109m (£77m) domestically and $90m (£63m) abroad.

The film, starring Krasinski’s real life wife Emily Blunt, sees a world where predatory aliens hunt humans to near-extinction. The aliens are blind and highly sensitive to sound. This means those humans still alive must remain as quiet as possible to escape detection.

Box office still struggling

Despite the apparent success of new film releases, box office takings continue to fall behind those of previous years. This is due to a combination of reasons, including people’s hesitancy, and big competition from streaming services.

One film that has suffered disappointing box office numbers is the screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical In the Heights. The musical is about young Latinos in New York’s Washington Heights neighbourhood. The film opened in cinemas on the same day as it began streaming on HBO Max. This resulted in it only making $11.4m (£8m) in its opening weekend. It was tipped to make up to $20m (£14m) from its first three days in US and Canadian cinemas.

A Quiet Place Part II was just one of a large number of films that had scheduled releases in 2020 delayed because of the global pandemic. Other big titles include the James Bond film No Time to Die, now scheduled for a late September release, and Marvel’s Black Widow.

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