Michael B. Jordan’s “Creed III” Delivers Box Office Knockout With Franchise Best Debut

Michael B. Jordan’s critically acclaimed directorial debut can now add a record-making opening weekend to its list of accolades. Jordan’s Creed III delivered a knockout debut, bringing in $58.7 million, a franchise record, knocking Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania off its perch as the weekend’s top-grossing film. At the global box office, Creed III became the first sports movie in film history to pass $100 million in its opening weekend.

Jonathan Majors Shines & Michael B. Jordan Delivers a Knockout In “Creed III” Directorial Debut

Michael B. Jordan has taken his talents to the next level with Creed III, making his directorial debut in a film he also stars in and produced. The critics are calling his effort championship belt worthy.

Jordan brought back some of the stars from the Creed franchise (most notably Tessa Thompson as Bianca Creed and Phylicia Rashad as his mother, Mary-Anne Creed), said goodbye to Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone,

New “Creed III” Trailer: Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis Creed vs. Jonathan Majors’ Damian Anderson

“There may have been a time when Damian had your back, but he doesn’t anymore.”

These are words of wisdom that Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) is likely going to learn the hard way in Creed III, Jordan’s directorial debut, no less, and the third installment in the Creed trilogy. The Damian referenced in the above line and in the new trailer released during the Super Bowl is Jonathan Majors‘

Thrilling “Creed III” Trailer Announces Arrival of Michael B. Jordan the Director

Michael B. Jordan’s career has just shifted into a new, exciting phase.

The Creed III star is also making his directorial debut with the third film in the trilogy, and Jordan took to Twitter to share the first trailer. Safe to say, this first look is a knockout. This trailer arrives a day after Jordan gave us a look at two new posters featuring himself as Adonis Creed and Jonathan Majors as Damian Anderson,

Michael B. Jordan Reveals “Creed III” Posters & Arrival of Jonathan Majors as Damian Anderson

Michael B. Jordan stepped into the director’s chair for Creed III, which will find his Adonis Creed meeting his toughest challenger yet—yes, even tougher than Florian Munteanu’s Viktor Drago from Creed II. That opponent is Jonathan Majors’ Damian Anderson, and we’ve now got our first look at how hard both Jordan and Majors worked to get into fighting shape for the upcoming film.

Jordan revealed two new posters for Creed III on Twitter,