Dungeons & Dragons’ opening weekend box office is solid but not great

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is already off to a surprisingly great start with audiences and critics, so it’s no surprise that it’s coming off the blocks pretty well at the box office too. The D&D movie opened at $38.5 million in the United States and around $33 million internationally.

These figures place it solidly at the top of blockbuster release this year, surpassing obvious disappointments like Shazam!Fury of Gods ($30 Million)Without quite reaching the heights reached by movies such as John Wick, It opened with $73.8 Million, Creed 3’s $58 million. Dungeons & Dragons’ opening places it near Sound VI, which opened at $44 million — though the horror movie likely had much smaller budget than this fantasy adventure, which reportedly cost around $150 million to make.

Paramount, the studio behind the D&D movie, will hope that Honor among Thieves’ good word of mouth and reception keep it relevant in theaters and sticking around, similar to A Puss in Boots is the Last Wish’s impressive staying power earlier this year. There’s a good chance that could happen, but the one thing standing in Dungeons & Dragons’ way is Nintendo and Illumination’s Super Mario Bros. MovieThis publication will be available April 5.

Even with the threat of Nintendo’s red-hatted mascot on the horizon, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among ThievesThe film is well placed to keep doing well. This is an encouraging sign as the directors already have some good ideas for a sequel.