Civil War: The Most Important Film of the Year Struggles in German Cinemas Despite US Success

The dark and brutal war movie “Civil War” is a huge hit in the US. In this country, however, the film starts at the bottom of the list.

The latest film from writer and director Alex Garland is called “Civil War” with Kirsten Dunst (“The Power of the Dog”) in the lead role had already received much acclaim before its release. The film, which shows the new US civil war from the perspective of a group of journalists, was called, among other things “The most important film of the year” specified. “Civil War” is already showing in cinemas here as well, although it is much weaker than in the US.

The war movie “Civil War” was released in the US on April 12, 2024, while Alex Garland’s fans in Germany had to wait a week longer. The film set a record in its first week in the US. Because with a box office revenue of $25.7 million, “Civil War” can do that best start from Arthouse-Studios A24, that, among other things, for “hereditary” and “Past Life” he was responsible for himself (via Different). It is also the studio’s first film to reach number 1 in the US box office charts. The studio’s most successful film to date, “Everything everywhere all at once”, You can stream it for free as a Prime Video subscriber.

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In Germany, “Civil War” starts at number 5

“Civil War” remains at No. 1 in the US in its second week (via Different). The film is around the world $49.5 million gross, almost its budget of 50 million US dollars (via Box OfficeMojo). However, the film met with little interest outside the US.

It is high in Germany Focus: film follow that “Thank you Göhte”-Spirit off “Chantal in Fairytale Land” at No. 1, followed by the Amy Winehouse spin-off “Back to Black”, “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” and “Kung Fu Panda 4”. “Civil War,” on the other hand, is straight forward Place 5. Overall, the war movie was entertaining 77,000 visitors in cinemas and receiving 840,000 euros. As Blickpunkt:Film explains, this is still a good starting point for a political film like “Civil War”.

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