Overview
- The film earned $3.75 million in Thursday previews across 3,400 North American theaters and stands to gross between $28 million and $40 million this weekend.
- Ana de Armas leads as Eve Macarro, a rookie Ruska Roma assassin bent on vengeance during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.
- Director Len Wiseman leans on practical effects and inventive choreography, staging fights with ice skates, grenades and an indoor flamethrower gun battle.
- Critics have given Ballerina a 79% Rotten Tomatoes score, while audiences have rated it at 93%, making it one of the highest-scoring entries in the John Wick universe.
- Though the film omits a post-credits scene, its open ending and strong launch bolster Lionsgate’s plans for John Wick 5 and other spin-offs.