The latest masterpiece “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum of Fury” produced by Disney Pictures and Marvel Pictures has been released simultaneously in North America on February 17! The film’s opening performance was strong in the first weekend, topping the box office of imported films in the global market, bringing a good start to the fifth stage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In North America, the box office on the first day of Friday was 46 million US dollars, setting the best first-day box office in North America in 2023, ranking third in the history of North American films opening in February, and setting a new record for the first-day box office of the “Ant-Man” series. In terms of overseas box office performance, the film won the No. 1 weekend box office of imported films in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023; the box office performance in the Mainland is also excellent.
As the opening chapter of the fifth phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the expectations and enthusiasm of domestic audiences are also quite high. On the day of the release, major theaters across the country simultaneously launched a grand zero-point event, and tens of thousands of fans attended the event in costumes to witness the new era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The well-arranged posters and spontaneous cosplay of Marvel heroes in the theater filled all the seats and filled the atmosphere of the zero-point premiere. In addition, there is a special format joint theater to jointly plan the double-screening marathon movie viewing event of “Black Panther 2” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Frenzy”, inviting movie fans across the country to celebrate the return of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The brain-opening Quantum Realm, the domineering and powerful villains, and the grand and magnificent action scenes all make the audience hooked. Inauguration.” “Entertainment Weekly” called it “a noisy and dazzling exotic landscape painting, a psychedelic and gorgeous Hollywood movie”, while “USA Today” believed that the film is rich in layers, “in the construction of a huge worldview, shaping a new era of controlling time. villains, but with plenty of family ties and an emotional core.”
The strongest villain Conqueror Kang played by Jonathan Majors was also well received, “taking the film to a new level.” The Wrap called Kang the Conqueror a “well-deserved highlight,” and Buzzfeed praised Jonathan Majors’ performance as complex and deep, captivating and creepy with just one look. While IMDB praised Jonathan’s charismatic performance, he believed that the film has paved the way for the fifth stage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and people can’t wait to see the follow-up plot.
The film has also received praise from many media and professional film critics in China. It was praised as “the imagination in the quantum field is magnificent and bold”, “the overall visual effect is very cool”, and “audio-visual is still at the top level of the industry”. At the same time, the consistent comedy elements of the “Ant-Man” series are still online, which is impressive, witty and funny. Kang the Conqueror has successfully conquered a large wave of word-of-mouth. The critics believe that the multi-faceted character setting and shaping make him stand out, laying the groundwork for the story of the fifth stage, and making people look forward to the new Marvel Cinematic Universe. How the chapter will unfold.