Steven Spielberg’s nostalgia packed sci-fi romp Ready Player One has proven to be an unstoppable juggernaut at the box office as the film passes the $500 million worldwide mark.
The impressive success of this film is one of the highest grossing sci-fi openings in China and has become Spielberg’s highest-grossing film in the past decade.
Detractors looked down on the premise, claiming the references and Easter eggs were an empty cash grab hoping to succeed on the back of the current market for nostalgia.
Reviews of Ready Player One gave the film the benefit of the doubt, remarking on its beauty and creativity, despite a few storytelling issues. In the end, it didn’t matter, because the film has proven its staying power and market draw.
Ready Player One‘s domestic box office earnings have been just as respectable, bringing in over $120 million in its run, so far. The rest of that $500 million is made up of a combined $179 million from other foreign markets. The film just opened in Japan this past weekend, so there is room for its box office success to continue to grow.
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This outstanding box office success isn’t just notable because of the criticism over the film or because of Spielberg’s past decade as a director.
The film surprisingly passed both A Wrinkle In Time, which earned $116.8 million, and Pacific Rim Uprising, which earned $267.3 million.
Spielberg is personally enjoying the success of Ready Player One, the combination of his films’ total earnings has just passed $10 billion.
Source: Variety, Screen Rant
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