(Los Angeles) With the film on its tour RenaissanceBeyoncé took the lead at the North American box office this weekend, confirming after Taylor Swift the success of concerts broadcast in cinemas, according to estimates on Sunday from the Exhibitor Relations firm.
Renaissance: A film by Beyoncéwhich follows the major world tour of the latest album of Queen Beyfrom Stockholm to Kansas City, grossed $21 million, a “great opening domestically for a concert film,” said FranchiseRe expert David A. Gross.
The film, directed and produced by the artist herself, is still far from the level of The Eras Tourwhich grossed $92.8 million in its first weekend.
Beyoncé is ahead The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesa prequel to the dystopian saga of the same name based on the novel series by Suzanne Collins, which collected $14.5 million, after dominating the box office the last two weekends.
Godzilla Minus Oneby the Japanese Takashi Yamazaki produced by Toho studios, comes in third position, with 11 million dollars, followed by Trolls 3 (7.6 million) and the latest film from Disney studios, wishwhich closes the top 5 with $7.4 million.
The rest of the top 10
6. Napoleon (7.1 million)
7. Animal (6.1 million)
8. Silent Night (3 million)
9. Thanksgiving (2.6 million)
10. The Marvels (2.5 million)