(Los Angeles) The Big Budget Action Movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves stole first place in the North American box office for its release, according to estimates on Sunday by the specialized firm Exhibitor Relations.
The highly anticipated adaptation of the most popular role-playing game, starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant and the star of the series Bridgerton Regé-Jean Page, earned 38.5 million dollars between Friday and Sunday, a very good performance according to industry experts.
The feature film produced by Paramount and eOne, which is set in a medieval-fantasy universe, has received “remarkable” reviews and public reception and has the “potential to generate sequels”, according to David A. Gross of the firm Franchise EntertainmentResearch.
It precedes the fourth part of the saga John Wickin which Keanu Reeves reprises his role as a hitman fighting an international crime syndicate, which lands at No. 2 on the chart with $28.2 million in its second week of operation.
The new episode of the saga Scream, Scream VI with Courteney Cox and series star wednesday Jenna Ortega, remains on the third step of the podium with 5.3 million dollars in revenue for her fourth week in dark rooms.
In this horror film that mixes horror and self-mockery, the frightening “Ghostface” rages this time in New York.
His Only Sona biblical fresco by Angel Studios which retraces the episode of Isaac’s sacrifice by Abraham, took fourth place with 5.3 million dollars for its first week of operation.
The boxing movie Creed IIIninth in the saga rocky and the first without Sylvester Stallone, he tumbles to fifth place, raking in $5 million for his fifth week. This is the first film directed by Michael B. Jordan, who also plays the title role.
Here is the rest of top 10 :
6. Shazam! Fury of the Gods ($4.7 million)
7. A Thousand and One (1.8 million)
8. 65 (1.6 million)
9. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (1.2 million)
10. jesus revolution (1 million)