Success! In less than a month, the sequel ‘Kung Fu Panda 4‘ has already raised almost US$350 million at the global box office.
With great stability in the North American territory, production suffered a drop of just -38.2% last weekend – remaining in the TOP 4 of the country’s biggest box offices.
In the USA, the film grossed US$ 151.6 million. In the international market, they were US$195.6 million – totalizing US$347.2 million worldwide.
It is worth remembering that, despite achieving the franchise’s lowest average approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes – with 72% approval from critics –, the new film received a rating A- from viewers on CinemaScore.
Considering that the budget of the fourth film was only US$85 million – significantly lower than the expenditure of the previous films (budgeted around US$ 150 million) – the new sequel is on the right track to become a new success for the franchise and the genre itself.
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This spring, for the first time in nearly a decade, the comedy star Jack Black returns to the role of Po, the world’s most unlikely kung fu master, with a hilarious new chapter in DreamWorks Animation’s beloved action-comedy franchise, ‘Kung Fu Panda 4‘.
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After three adventures risking his life to defeat the most powerful villains with his unparalleled courage and incredible martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior (Jack Black, nominated for a Golden Globe) is called by destiny to… Ah, give it a break! Well, to be more exact, Po was chosen to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace.
The choice is problematic for several… obvious reasons. First, Po knows as much about spiritual leadership as he does about the paleo(lithic) diet. Furthermore, he needs to find and train a new Dragon Warrior as quickly as possible before assuming his new imposing position.
Worse still, recently, a wicked and powerful sorceress, the Chameleon*, was seen in the Valley of Peace (Viola Davis, Oscar winner), a small female lizard that can transform into any creature, big or small. Chameleon has her eye – with her bright, greedy little eyes – on Po’s Staff of Wisdom, which would give her the power to bring all the master villains ever defeated by Po back to the spiritual realm.
So, of course, Po is going to need help. He finds her (sort of?) in the quick and cunning thief Zhen (Awkwafina, winner of the Golden Globe), a steppe fox who drives Po crazy, but whose skills will be invaluable. In their crusade to protect the Valley of Peace from the reptilian claws of Camaleoa, the two will form an unusual duo and learn to work in partnership. With this, Po will end up discovering that heroes can emerge from the most unexpected places and times.
‘Kung Fu Panda 4‘ has the direction of Mike Mitchell (Trolls, Shrek Forever After) and co-directed Stephanie Ma Stine (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power series). Rebecca Huntley (The Bad Guys) signs the production. In 2008, ‘Kung Fu Panda‘, the Oscar-nominated inaugural installment, became DreamWorks Animation’s highest-grossing original animated film and launched a franchise that has grossed more than $1.8 billion at the box office worldwide.
