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‘Ballerina’ Debuts with $26 Million Opening and Strong Audience Scores

Critical review scores alongside audience praise underscore Ballerina’s role in Lionsgate’s drive to expand the John Wick universe

Ana de Armas as Eve in Ballerina
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Overview

  • Ballerina opened June 6 with a domestic gross estimated at $25.5 million to $27.5 million over its first three days, marking one of the franchise’s more modest debuts.
  • Audiences awarded the spin-off an A− CinemaScore, matching John Wick: Chapter 2 and Chapter 3, while critics gave it a 75 percent approval on Rotten Tomatoes.
  • Starring Ana de Armas as Ruska Roma operative Eve Macarro, the film is set between John Wick: Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 and follows her quest for vengeance.
  • Keanu Reeves appears in an extended cameo as John Wick, providing narrative continuity and mentorship for the new protagonist.
  • Lionsgate is developing multiple spin-offs including a Caine project with Donnie Yen and has set its sights on a fifth chapter in the John Wick saga.