It’s been 9 years since the live action Beauty & the Beast opened in theaters and has retained its crown as the most successful march opening.
The movie opened at $174,750,616 surpassing the previous record holder, BvS, $166,007,347 opening, but the DCEU movie had the Easter boost which B & B didn’t have.
Since then, the only film that came close, but still so far was Captain Marvel in 2019 ($153,433,423) Disney renaissance hype was bigger than Pre-Endgame hype?
Only three movies from the 2020’s (so far) are part of the Top 10 March opening weekends: The Batman (2022) ($134,008,624) Dune Part 2 (2024) ($82,505,391) and Godzilla vs Kong The New Empire (2024) $80,006,561.
If Project Hail Mary opens at $86-$90 as projected, the film will surpass both Dune and Godzilla, but fall short of the 2010’s releases.
Overall: Beauty and The Beast (2019) is the most successful march opening and final Box Office (non adjusted for inflation) of all time as of 2026.
Data compiled from Box Office Mojo
by pikayugi