(Los Angeles) Barbariana low-budget horror film, thrilled enough viewers to top the box office this weekend, according to preliminary figures from Exhibitor Relations released on Sunday.
Posted at 3:34 p.m.
In this 20th Century and New Regency production, a woman (Georgina Campbell) rents a house for a short stay in a seedy Detroit neighborhood. When she arrives, she finds she’s also been booked by Bill Skarsgard – the evil clown from the scary movies. It.
Barbarian, in the cast of which also appears Justin Long, was applauded by critics. The magazine variety called it “a new horror movie classic”.
The $10 million raked in for its opening weekend is “a good start” for a low-budget horror film, according to Franchise Entertainment’s David Gross.
Another release grabbed second place, the Bollywood film Brahmastra Part One: Shivaproduced by a subsidiary of Disney, which raised $4.4 million – quite an achievement for a Hindi-language work shown in just 810 cinemas.
It follows the adventures of a young Indian named Shiva, whose love for young Isha is complicated by his unexpected connection to a secret society. Two other parts are to come.
In third place ranks Bullet Train, action film from Sony, with 3.3 million dollars of receipts. Brad Pitt lends his features to a hitman on board the fastest train in the world, in Japan.
Top Gun: Maverickwhich had created the surprise by flying again towards the first place of the box office last weekend, for its 15e operating week, lost some altitude.
Finally, the $ 2.8 million raised by the family animated film from Warner Bros. DC League of Super Pets allow him to take fifth place, during this weekend which did not see the crowds of the big days flocking to the cinemas.
Here is the rest of top 10
6– The Invitation (2.6 million)
7– Lifemark (2.2 million)
8– Beast (1.8 million)
9– Minions: The Rise of Gru (1.7 million)
10- Spider-Man: No Way Home (1.3 million)