When Adonis Creed steps into the ring, we figure the boxer’s going to win. The question is how.
When it comes to his namesake movie, the answer is simple: by knockout.
Creed III, the directorial debut of its star, Michael B. Jordan, was a hit with critics and a haymaker for audiences. The latter showered the film with an estimated $58.7 million in North America, making this box-office bout a no-doubter.
Those raw numbers don’t tell the whole tale of this tape, though. Not only does that $58.7 million set an opening-weekend record for the Rocky/Creed franchise, Creed III just might have set an opening record for sports movies, period. (The 2010 remake of The Karate Kid is the official record-holder with $55.7 million, according to Gold Derby; if the estimates for Creed III...