(Los Angeles) The Action Movie Bullet Train studios Sony continues its march forward at the top of the North American box office for its second week of operation, according to estimates on Sunday from the specialized firm Exhibitor Relations.
Posted at 2:25 p.m.
Adaptation of a successful Japanese novel, the feature film depicts seven murderers, more or less pursued by bad luck, who try to kill each other on a high-speed train between Tokyo and Kyoto.
Last blockbuster scheduled for the summer, the film which stars Brad Pitt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson or even Sandra Bullock, recorded 13.4 million dollars in revenue for its second weekend in dark rooms, half less than last week but still almost double compared to the second in the ranking, DC League of Super Pets.
The animated film, with the voices of several stars, such as Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, follows the adventures of Krypto, Superman’s dog, who must rescue the superhero along with other four-legged characters. It earned $7.2 million in revenue.
In third place, Top Gun: Maverick rebounds three spots after 12 weeks in North American theaters and is hot on the heels DC League of Super Pets with $7.1 million.
Following Top Gun, thirty-six years later, was hailed by critics. Tom Cruise still plays US Navy test pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, now a captain, who must train younger pilots to bomb a rogue country’s uranium enrichment plant.
Next comes in fourth, Thor: Love and Thunder, the latest episode in the saga of the Norse Hammer God played by Chris Hemsworth, accompanied by Natalie Portman and Christian Bale. The Marvel film collected 5.3 million for its sixth week of exploitation.
The unclassifiable Boop by director Jordan Peele, which oscillates between horror and science fiction, ranks fifth with 5.3 million dollars for its fourth week of exploitation.
Oscar-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya portrays a horse trainer frightened by the appearance of mysterious phenomena in the sky of his ranch. But he and his sister (Keke Palmer) are torn between fear and the desire to reach glory by capturing these scenes for social networks.
Releases are gradually returning to normal since the coronavirus pandemic plagued the movie industry, but the schedule remains relatively “light,” according to Franchise Entertainment Research’s Box Office Bulletin.
“There’s no doubt that the box office would be bigger with more films coming out of the studios,” she says.
Here is the rest of Top 10 :
6- Minions: The Rise of Gru ($4.9 million)
7- Where the Crawdads Sing (4 million)
8- onesies onesies onesies (3.3 million)
9- Elvis (2.6 million)
10- fall (2.5 million)