(Los Angeles) Black Panther: Wakanda Foreverthe sequel to the 2018 afrofuturistic Marvel movie, topped the North American box office again this weekend, grossing $67.3 million, according to firm figures on Sunday. specialized in Exhibitor Relations.
A figure slightly below expectations, despite total worldwide revenue of $ 546 million, according to trade journals.
In Wakanda Foreverthe kingdom of Wakanda finds itself in the grip of world powers, including an underwater kingdom, and struggles to maintain its autonomy.
far behind comes The menufrom the Searchlight studio with $9 million in revenue for its first weekend in North American theaters.
In this film, which borrows from horror cinema, film noir and gritty comedy, actor Ralph Fiennes puts on the apron of a renowned chef who creates a complex menu, in a fairly disturbing setting, for a few “happy few” having no idea what awaits them. One of the guests is played by Anna Taylor-Joy, actress of the series The lady’s game.
In third position, the last part of The Chosen creates surprise. This multi-part Christian saga about the life of Jesus, based on a successful crowdfunded TV series, has grossed 8.2 million.
“By Christian drama film standards, this is a very good start,” said David Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.
black adam from Warner Bros fell three places from last weekend and came in fourth, with $4.5 million in revenue. Dwayne Johnson stars in this spin-off superhero movie Shazam!.
The romantic comedy Ticket To Paradisein which Julia Roberts and George Clooney play ex-spouses who put aside their differences and travel to Bali to try to prevent their daughter’s marriage, ranks fifth with $6.1 million in receipts.
The highly publicized film She Saidfrom the Universal studio, which retraces the way in which the journalists of the New York Times investigated the sexual abuse of producer Harvey Weinstein, took sixth place in grossing 2.3 million, despite receiving “excellent” reviews, according to David Gross.
The rest of the top 10
7 – Enzo the Croco (1.9 million)
8 – Smile (1.2 million)
9 – Drishyam 2 (1.1 million)
10 – Prey for the Devil (0.9 million)