Ballerina is finally arriving in movie theaters on June 6, 2025, after being pushed back a year from its original release date, and its box office projections are promising. John Wick stands as one of the most successful and influential action franchises in cinematic history, now with a reported John Wick 5 in the works. However, fans will first see the first true John Wick spinoff, following a young woman also trained as an assassin by the Ruska Roma on a mission to avenge her father.
Ana de Armas’ casting and franchise clout are paying off, as Deadline reports that Ballerina is projected to gross $35-40 million in its opening weekend. This puts it ahead of the John Wick franchise’s biggest opening weekend to date, as John Wick: Chapter 2 grossed $30.2 million in the first three days. However, it is also lower than the opening weekends from PG-13 action franchise movies, including The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes ($44.6M) and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore ($42.1M).
What This Means For Ballerina

The John Wick Franchise Just Keeps Getting Bigger

John Wick is always at something of a disadvantage when it comes to box office numbers, as it is a series of R-rated action movies, cutting out families and younger viewers who might boost any installment to one of the highest-grossing movies of all time. However, as the franchise maintains its quality, its reception has only gone up over the years. John Wick: Chapter 4 is currently the highest-grossing installment overall, partially due to it generally being considered the best John Wick movie, but also being the most recent one that saw the most anticipation.

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However, Ballerina could now potentially break that record, if it follows through after opening weekend. It really has everything it needs to be a successful spinoff, with several stars returning as beloved characters, including Keanu Reeves as Wick himself. It will showcase new shadowy corners of this world, while Ana de Armas is a popular rising star of recent years who can pull off the same intrigue and intensity as the franchise’s other lead. There was good reason to suspect that Ballerina would be a huge hit, and box office predictions now support this as well.
Our Take On Ballerina’s Box Office Projections

We Can’t Wait To See Ballerina Dominate At The Box Office

We love John Wick, and we love Ana de Armas, and can’t wait to see a magnificent action movie from the two of them coming together. John Wick created a fascinating criminal underworld that fans can’t get enough of; it only makes sense for this setting to be further developed through spinoffs. De Armas is playing an interesting new character who interacts with the franchise’s themes of revenge and endurance in her own way. So many people would want Ballerina to be a stellar and appreciated movie, and the box office reports are assurance that it is headed in the right direction.
Source: Deadline

From the World of John Wick: Ballerina

Release Date

June 6, 2025

Runtime

125 Minutes

Director

Len Wiseman

Writers

Shay Hatten, Derek Kolstad

Anjelica Huston

The Director

Gabriel Byrne

The Chancellor