Just when everyone was wondering what to do with their lives after the Game of Thrones finale and Avengers Endgame, John Wick has stepped forward and asked all of us to hold on to its glass of Rooh Afzah.
Of course it was eventually going to happen, and almost nobody would have expected Avengers: Endgame to stay atop the Box Office for all eternity. But it was the manner in which it was replaced during its fourth weekend that has caught everyone’s eye – especially that of the Box Office statisticians.
Where Avengers Endgame made $29.4 million on the weekend of the 17th of May, John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum almost doubled those numbers with $57 million in the US alone.
Indeed John Wick isn’t everyone’s glass of Rooh Afzah, but if you’re even slightly into action, and especially enjoy it in a melange of thrill and mystery, Chapter 3 – Parabellum ticks all the right boxes for entertainment, which explains its dominance at the Box Office.
The previous two John Wick installments had already made their mark and established the franchise. But it was the third installment that was going to make or break it in the long-run. What it has done is to transform the franchise into a universe, with John Wick 4, fittingly, already announced.
Almost straight after John Wick: Chapter 2, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is all set to be excommunicated. That puts a $14 million worth bullseye on his head.
Wick anticipates that anyone with half an inclination towards the act of killing would be chasing him to seek their monetary reward. Encounters with assassins come and go, eventually resulting in Wick going to Casablanca, where he meets Sofia (Halle Berry). Wick needs Sofia’s help to get out of his own mess.
While Wick’s gone, Continental Hotel’s Winston (Ian McShane) and Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne) continue to be penalized by the Adjudicator (Asia Kate Dillon). And then Wick returns to the Continental.
The storyline is extremely captivating, and tops the previous two installments. But what is truly exceptional, and the reason why most would want a piece of Parabellum, are the action sequences.
For anyone familiar with the franchise, it’s needless to say that ante is upped on the gore and violence. But the third installment takes it all to unprecedented heights.
Think of every possible conceivable action sequence, and Chapter 3 – Parabellum has it in store for you. You would need scientific calculators and maestros in calculus to devise an estimate for the number of people John Wick singlehandedly kills in this movie. Pretty much every part of his body, almost every plausible weapon, and anything that can be transformed into a weapon, is used to kill people.
And yet, despite the massacres, there is tangible screenplay that all the action adheres to. The film would have been a treat for action buffs just as a relentless train of sequences, and yet when it is all connected through a pulsating storyline the entertainment coefficient becomes that much higher.
If it were at all possible, Keanu Reeves is even more John Wick than before. With punches of the physical kind far outnumbering the verbal ones, whether it’s a dialogue in the midst of an action fest, or those moves themselves, Reeves does not put a foot wrong.
Ian McShane and Halle Berry are at the peak of their acting prowess as well, seamlessly playing their parts in what quite obviously is the Keanu Reeves show.
In Pakistan, the multiplexes will be dominated by local films come Eid time, but given the popularity of John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum, it won’t surprise anyone if it manages to hold on to a slot or two. But if you’re remotely interested in the franchise, or enjoy action at any level, you might want to catch the film within this week!
Of course it was eventually going to happen, and almost nobody would have expected Avengers: Endgame to stay atop the Box Office for all eternity. But it was the manner in which it was replaced during its fourth weekend that has caught everyone’s eye – especially that of the Box Office statisticians.
Where Avengers Endgame made $29.4 million on the weekend of the 17th of May, John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum almost doubled those numbers with $57 million in the US alone.
Indeed John Wick isn’t everyone’s glass of Rooh Afzah, but if you’re even slightly into action, and especially enjoy it in a melange of thrill and mystery, Chapter 3 – Parabellum ticks all the right boxes for entertainment, which explains its dominance at the Box Office.
The previous two John Wick installments had already made their mark and established the franchise. But it was the third installment that was going to make or break it in the long-run. What it has done is to transform the franchise into a universe, with John Wick 4, fittingly, already announced.
The storyline is extremely captivating, and tops the previous two installments
Almost straight after John Wick: Chapter 2, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is all set to be excommunicated. That puts a $14 million worth bullseye on his head.
Wick anticipates that anyone with half an inclination towards the act of killing would be chasing him to seek their monetary reward. Encounters with assassins come and go, eventually resulting in Wick going to Casablanca, where he meets Sofia (Halle Berry). Wick needs Sofia’s help to get out of his own mess.
While Wick’s gone, Continental Hotel’s Winston (Ian McShane) and Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne) continue to be penalized by the Adjudicator (Asia Kate Dillon). And then Wick returns to the Continental.
The storyline is extremely captivating, and tops the previous two installments. But what is truly exceptional, and the reason why most would want a piece of Parabellum, are the action sequences.
For anyone familiar with the franchise, it’s needless to say that ante is upped on the gore and violence. But the third installment takes it all to unprecedented heights.
Think of every possible conceivable action sequence, and Chapter 3 – Parabellum has it in store for you. You would need scientific calculators and maestros in calculus to devise an estimate for the number of people John Wick singlehandedly kills in this movie. Pretty much every part of his body, almost every plausible weapon, and anything that can be transformed into a weapon, is used to kill people.
And yet, despite the massacres, there is tangible screenplay that all the action adheres to. The film would have been a treat for action buffs just as a relentless train of sequences, and yet when it is all connected through a pulsating storyline the entertainment coefficient becomes that much higher.
If it were at all possible, Keanu Reeves is even more John Wick than before. With punches of the physical kind far outnumbering the verbal ones, whether it’s a dialogue in the midst of an action fest, or those moves themselves, Reeves does not put a foot wrong.
Ian McShane and Halle Berry are at the peak of their acting prowess as well, seamlessly playing their parts in what quite obviously is the Keanu Reeves show.
In Pakistan, the multiplexes will be dominated by local films come Eid time, but given the popularity of John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum, it won’t surprise anyone if it manages to hold on to a slot or two. But if you’re remotely interested in the franchise, or enjoy action at any level, you might want to catch the film within this week!