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The biggest movie on the planet is headlined by Leo and defeated Taylor Swift, but it isn’t DiCaprio’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

Don't tell Scorsese, but it's inspired by a comic book and part of a shared universe, too.

Nobody really believed for a second that Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon stood a chance of toppling Taylor Swift at the top of the domestic box office, but the biggest new movie on the planet does feature Leo in a prominent role, it’s just not the one you’re thinking of.

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While Mr. DiCaprio’s latest feature did indeed fall short of matching The Eras Tour on home soil, it out-performed the all-conquering concert film on a global level, with Scorsese’s latest acclaimed drama taking home an estimated $44 million from every market it was released, compared to the $42 million accrued by Swift’s big screen sensation.

Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
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And yet, neither of them can lay claim to being the number one biggest box office hit, and as mentioned, it’s all thanks to Leo. The Tamil-language action thriller got off to an incredible start both in its native India and overseas, raking in $48.5 million to establish itself as the new top dog on the feature-length block.

Also known as Leo: Bloody Sweet in certain markets, local superstar Vijay stars as the title hero, a mild-mannered cafe owner who ends up becoming a small town hero. However, his good deed sets off a chain reaction that has ties to a previous life he tried to leave behind, in what’s both the third installment in a cinematic universe and a comic book adaptation in the loosest sense of the world.

Leo is the latest chapter in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe and heavily inspired by A History of Violence, so you’ve got to wonder what would happen if somebody told Scorsese a comic book movie that’s part of a universe and features a lead named Leo ended up preventing Killers of the Flower Moon from topping the global box office.


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