“John Wick 4” set a record for this saga with $1 billion in worldwide box office revenue

After its theatrical release, John Wick 4 Far surpassing previous installments with a record $1 billion hit at the worldwide box office. The third film managed to gross 327.7 million and its predecessors (with 171.5 and 87.8 million each) fell below that figure. The final chapter of the action franchise era closed out Keanu Reeves As the hit man to critical acclaim, and now this success is also showing in worldwide box office numbers.

“This achievement is a testament to the incredible work of Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves, along with Basil Iwanik and Erica Lee, who have set out to better themselves with each successive film in this franchise,” said Joe Drake, Chairman of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group. , in a statement issued Delivery time.

In addition to Reeves in the lead, the fourth installment’s cast includes Donnie Yen, Bill SkarsgardLaurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamir Anderson, Lance ReddickAnd Rina SawayamaAdkins and Scott Ian McShane. The movie is directed by Chad Stahelski, a famous stunt man who made his way as a director through this cinematic epic. Shay Hutton and Michael Finch were responsible for the script, which in turn is based on the characters created by Derek Kolstad.

In this new adventure of John WickThe protagonist seeks to regain his freedom at any cost. To do so, he will have to assassinate the Marquis Vincent de Gramont (Skarsgård), the current leader of the Supreme Order against whom he has issued a death sentence after surviving previous attacks. John will have to find allies and be very careful in his strategy to come face to face with this ruthless enemy.

“You hope people love what you do, and people love what you’re a part of. In my case, I love John Wick, and I think Chapter 4 is something very big in this franchise, something very special,” Keanu Reeves said in an interview with Infobae published in last March. “We shot during the COVID pandemic in Berlin and Paris, but the hardest thing was recovering from the many action scenes and fight sequences, the fighting and having to keep doing it day in and day out. […] This was probably the most challenging part.”

Reeves is one of the most recognizable stars in Hollywood, both for his incredible performance in front of the camera and because of his quality as a person. The presence of the American actor has fueled the good commercial reception of the film series since its debut in 2014. The action plot automatically captivated the audience which led Lionsgate to develop three more productions. The rest is history.

John Wick 4 It was released on March 23 in Latin American theaters.

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