Gladiator 2’s box office leaps into two major all-time highest-grossing movie milestones despite its VOD release. Directed by Ridley Scott as a sequel to his 2001 Best Picture winner, the historical epic follows an adult Lucius, the son of Maximus and Lucilla, who becomes a gladiator and fights in the Colosseum after his home is invaded by Rome’s tyrannical emperors. Paul Mescal leadsGladiator 2’scast alongside Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi, Connie Nielsen, and Denzel Washington.
Now, despite its VOD release on December 24, the sequel’s box office has leaped into two major all-time highest-grossing movie milestones. PerThe Numbers,Gladiator 2is now in the top 25 highest-grossing historical movies of all timeboth domestically and globally, ranking 25th and 21st respectively. The sequel’s box office is currently sitting at $169 million domestically and $280 million internationally for a grand total of $449 million worldwide.
What Gladiator 2’s Box Office Milestones Mean For The Movie
It Has Legs At The Box Office
Gladiator 2grossed over $300 million in its first three weekends, but since then, it’s shown thatit has legs at the box office. It’s continued to perform well and has generated significant revenue over a sustained period since its opening weekend. After nearly two months in theaters,Gladiator 2is wrapping up its theatrical run, having already released on VOD on December 24. However, the movie still managed to earn an additional $2.6 million over the weekend, securing its place at another impressive box office milestone.
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Gladiator 2's $449 million global gross is good enough for 21st on the all-time list of historical movies,just $2 million shy of the originalGladiator’s $451 million(perThe Numbers), so passing its predecessor seems inevitable. On the other hand, the sequel’s $169 million domestic earnings recently surpassedRobin Hood: Prince of Thievesbut remains behindPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, which holds the 20th spot. With just a $4 million gap to close, climbing into the top 20 seems plausible forGladiator 2.
Our Take On Gladiator 2’s Box Office
It Sounds Better Than It Is
With a reportedly massive $250 million budget,Gladiator 2always faced an uphill battle in breaking even or turning a profit at the box office. Though a $449 million box office haul sounds impressive,it’s still $50 million shy ofGladiator 2’s break-even point of $500 million, and anything beyond that would begin to turn a profit. WhileGladiator 2’s box officemilestones are impressive, its path to profitability at the box office remains an epic battle of its own.
Gladiator II
Cast
Gladiator 2 is the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s award-winning film Gladiator from 2000. Scott returns to direct the sequel, with Paul Mescal staring as Lucius, alongside Denzel Washington and Joseph Quinn as the villain Emperor Geta. Gladiator 2 had been stuck in development hell for years before a script written by David Scarpa finally moved forward.
