SANTA MONICA, Calif. and
VANCOUVER, British Columbia,
Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Continuing the robust growth of the John Wick franchise,
Lionsgate's John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum surged to
sales of over 3 million packaged media, electronic sell-through
(EST) and video-on-demand (VOD) units in its home entertainment
launch, the studio announced today. The title also passed
John Wick Part 2 in its first
three days of EST release on its way to becoming Lionsgate's
highest-grossing EST title of all time.
The Company noted that other digital sales are equally robust
and John Wick: Chapter 3 is now positioned to become
Lionsgate's highest-grossing home entertainment title since The
Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 in 2014. John
Wick: Chapter 3 streeted on DVD and BluRay last week and
launched on EST in late August.
John Wick: Chapter 3 grossed $171 million theatrically at the domestic box
office and $321 million worldwide,
nearly doubling the box office performance of John Wick 2.
The studio reported that John Wick 3 is over-indexing on
home entertainment platforms at a level comparable to action titles
that have grossed over $250 million
at the domestic box office, underscoring its appeal to home
entertainment consumers.
"The popularity of the John Wick franchise continues to surge
with strong growth across packaged media, electronic sell-through
and video-on-demand platforms," said Lionsgate President of
Worldwide Home Entertainment Ron
Schwartz. "The success of John Wick: Chapter 3
is a testament to the film's incredible cast, led by Keanu Reeves, and amazing creative team, the
efforts of our sales and marketing executives, and the vibrancy of
the home entertainment business across all of its platforms."
John Wick 4 will be released in theaters nationwide on
May 21, 2021.
ABOUT JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM
In this third installment of the adrenaline-fueled action
franchise, super-assassin John Wick (Keanu
Reeves) returns with a $14
million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting
killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy
international assassin's guild, the High Table, John Wick is
excommunicado, but the world's most ruthless hit men and women
await his every turn.
ABOUT LIONSGATE
The first major new studio in decades, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A.,
LGF.B.) is a global content leader whose films, television
series, digital products and linear and over-the-top platforms
reach next generation audiences around the world. In addition to
its filmed entertainment leadership, Lionsgate content drives a
growing presence in interactive and location-based entertainment,
video games, esports and other new entertainment
technologies. Lionsgate's content initiatives are backed by a
nearly 17,000-title film and television library and delivered
through a global sales and distribution infrastructure. The
Lionsgate brand is synonymous with original, daring and
ground-breaking content created with special emphasis on the
evolving patterns and diverse composition of the Company's
worldwide consumer base.
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Peter D. Wilkes
PWilkes@lionsgate.com
(310) 255-3726
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