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Summary

  • Kung Fu Panda 4 sured $300 million internationally despite a digital release.
  • Kung Fu Panda 4 was released to digital platforms on April 9.
  • Kung Fu Panda 4 has strong box office momentum despite being the lowest in franchise for review ratings.

Dreamworks film features a leading cast including Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis, James Hong, Ke Huy Quan, Byran Cranston, and Dustin Hoffman.

As per Collider, Kung Fu Panda 4 has shot past another major box office milestone this week. At the time of writing, the film has now made $300 million overseas. Combined with its domestic totals, this international gross brings Kung Fu Panda’s overall worldwide gross to over $480 million.

Why Kung Fu Panda 4’s Box Office Performance Has Been So Strong (Despite Having Franchise's Worst Reviews)

Po Rushing Down a Dock in Kung Fu Panda 4

The timing of this milestone is impressive for Kung Fu Panda 4. For one, the film is over a month out from its release, so its continued box office success represents strong momentum and staying power. Even more notably, Kung Fu Panda 4 became available on digital platforms starting on April 9. Nearly two weeks out from its VOD release, Kung Fu Panda 4 is still a theatrical success, which is an impressive feat.

Kung Fu Panda 4 is also beating the odds by succeeding despite having the franchise’s worst reviews. With a 72% Tomatometer, Kung Fu Panda 4 has the lowest critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes by a fair margin (the next lowest is Kung Fu Panda 2 at 81%). This success is likely due in part to the long wait between Kung Fu Panda 3, which was released in 2017, and this year’s Kung Fu Panda 4.

Domestic Gross

Worldwide Gross

RT Critics Score

RT Audience Score

Kung Fu Panda

$215.7 million

$632 million

87%

83%

Kung Fu Panda 2

$165.2 million

$665.6 million

81%

74%

Kung Fu Panda 3

$143.5 million

$521.1 million

86%

79%

Kung Fu Panda 4

$179.9 million*

$480.3 million*

72%

86%

The seven-year gap meant that Kung Fu Panda 4 could draw on both a returning crowd nostalgic for the franchise as well as new Po fans. Looking at the audience Rotten Tomatoes scores, this wait clearly paid off for Kung Fu Panda 4. Representing the inverse of the Tomatometer scores, Kung Fu Panda 4 saw the highest audience approval rating of the series, with an 86% score.

It is this audience enthusiasm that has driven Kung Fu Panda 4 to continued box office success despite mixed reviews and a VOD release. Looking at the global box office, it is still the lowest-grossing film of the franchise, and is unlikely to catch up as it trails behind Kung Fu Panda 3 by just over $40 million. Domestically, however, it trails behind only the first film. Between this box office status and the most recent international milestone, Kung Fu Panda 4 continually proves itself to be a box office success.

Source: Collider

Kung Fu Panda 4 Poster Featuring Po and ing Characters Flying Through the Air

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Kung Fu Panda 4
PG
Action
Adventure
Animation
7/10
7.3/10
Release Date
March 8, 2024
Runtime
94 Minutes
Director
Mike Mitchell, Stephanie Stine

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Kung Fu Panda 4 is the fourth film in the animated martial arts adventure franchise. The film will see Po leave his home and enter the city to search for his future Dragon Warrior replacement while dealing with a dangerous shapeshifting foe known as The Chameleon.

Franchise(s)
Kung Fu Panda
Studio(s)
DreamWorks Animation
Distributor(s)
Universal Pictures