Monday, June 29, 2026

Marvel’s Ant Man Quantumania Squashed Like a Bug in 2nd Box Office Weekend, Down 70%

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It’s a good thing “Ant Man and the WASP: Quantumania” made a lot of money in its first weekend. In its sophomore outing, the ant and the bee were squashed like bugs.

“Quantumania” fell 70% in week 2, making $32.2 million. If this were an art house film, the execs would be having Champagne parties. But this is a Marvel movie. The US take — $167 mil — is underwhelming to say the least. That’s what an Avengers movie used to bring in on its first day!

Abroad, “Ant Man 3” (easier to type) has banked almost $200 million. So that’s good news. But if the movie drops proportionately this week, a squirt of Raid won’t be needed.

What’s the problem? Maybe just recycling old ideas over and over has finally worn out the Marvel audience. Where’s Tony Stark when you need him?

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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