Summary
- Zendaya’s upcoming film, Challengers, has the potential to break the record for highest-grossing tennis film, given the lack of success of previous tennis films at the box office.
- Challengers could set a new standard for tennis films, encouraging filmmakers to create more films of this genre with big stars.
- The success of Challengers would be a significant achievement for Zendaya, as it would showcase her individual star power and appeal to audiences outside of franchise films.
These days, anything Zendaya is involved in will likely attract a massive audience, and it’s likely that her next film, Challengerswill not only succeed, but break a nearly 20-year-old sports movie record. What we know Challengers is that it’s a 2024 sports romance film starring Zendaya as a tennis star turned coach who is at the center of a love triangle between two handsome tennis players. Even though the film won’t be released for another seven months, anticipation is already high for the film, which looks steamy, intense and incredibly messy.
While sports films are quite common in Hollywood, tennis films are less so. There is an abundance of iconic and cult classic films about football, hockey, soccer and baseball, but the best tennis movies are rare. The most recent tennis movie that gained popularity was 2021. King Richard, and before that, Battle of the sexes And Wimbledon have made a sort of name for themselves. However, it’s clear that it’s not often that a tennis movie succeeds at the box office or with critics. Luckily, Zendaya Challengers could change that. If this film succeeds as expected, it could become tennis’ next big hit.
Zendaya could help Challengers become the highest-grossing tennis movie
Because tennis movies don’t have the same staying power as other sports movies, it wouldn’t be a stretch to theorize that Challengers could become the highest-grossing tennis film of all time. Currently, the highest-grossing tennis film is 2004. Wimbledon. The film, which follows a tired tennis player who miraculously makes it to Wimbledon, grossed $41 million worldwide. Compared to Zendaya’s past projects, this amount is nothing. Spider-Man: No Way Home earned around $125 million on its opening day in the United States and Canada alone, while Dune earned $402 million worldwide.
Considering these figures, Challengers has a very good chance of beating Wimbledon At the box office. This would not only Challengers the highest-grossing tennis film of all time, but it would also set a new standard for tennis films. The number to beat would be much higher than Wimbledon gave. It might even inspire filmmakers to make more tennis films with more big stars. Generally, Challengers and its cast having the opportunity to really shake up the genre of sports dramas and tennis films in general.
Challengers box office success would be huge for Zendaya
Even though Zendaya is clearly already successful, The challengers success would be a different type of victory. Indeed, the majority of Zendaya’s films are popular largely because they are franchises. However No way home did well, it wasn’t Zendaya alone who generated these numbers. On the other hand, if Challengers done well, the reason for this success will be much more linked to Zendaya. This movie doesn’t have a franchise to back it up or even an all-star cast. Really, Zendaya is front and center in Challengers, and in this way, the film will be a test of the audience’s love for the child star.
