(Los Angeles) The Horror Movie Boophighly anticipated third feature film by director Jordan Peele, made a sensational debut at the top of the North American box office, according to estimates on Sunday by the specialized firm Exhibitor Relations.
Posted at 3:11 p.m.
Jordan Peele, known for the terrifying get-outsigns an unclassifiable film, between horror and science fiction, all in a western setting.
Boop grossed $44 million in its first weekend, “an excellent start for an original horror movie,” according to David Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.
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.
The feature film beat the blockbuster Thor: Love and Thunder, fourth episode of the saga of the Nordic superhero with the hammer embodied by Chris Hemsworth, accompanied by Natalie Portman and Christian Bale. The film still earned $22.1 million.
In third place is Minions: The Rise of Gru (17.7 million), whose broadcast had been postponed by two years by Universal because of the pandemic.
The animated film explores the beginnings of Gru, a villainous but nevertheless endearing character in this successful saga.
Where the Crawdads SingOlivia Newman’s teenage thriller, took fourth place, with $10.3 million.
It is an adaptation of the bestseller by American novelist and zoologist Delia Owens, about a young girl who grew up in the heart of a coastal swamp in North Carolina in the 1950s.
Top Gun: Maverick and his accumulated $10 million follows closely behind. The sequel, thirty-six years later, to Tom Cruise’s hit airplane movie, has already earned more than $635 million in revenue.
Here is the rest of top 10
6. Elvis ($6.3 million)
7. Samurai Academy ($3.9 million)
8. Black Phone ($3.4 million)
9. Jurassic World Dominion ($3 million)
10. Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris ($1.3 million)