(Los Angeles) Interest in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever fell slightly, but the Marvel movie still sold $17.6 million in theater tickets in the United States and Canada, remaining at the top of the North American box office for a fourth consecutive weekend, according to Sunday figures from the specialist firm Exhibitor Relations.
This follow-up to the Afro-futurist film which had a hit in 2018, which pays a strong tribute to Chadwick Boseman, the star of the first Black Pantherhas now raised 393.7 million in North America alone, in addition to 339 million internationally.
Comes in second place Violent Nightwhere the star of Stranger Things David Harbor plays a grumpy, sledgehammer Santa when bad guys break into the home of a wealthy family.
The Christmas movie totals 13.3 million, “a solid release for an action comedy,” according to expert David Gross.
Third, Disney’s animated film Strange World, garners only 4.9 million after an already disappointing first weekend. Given its budget of 180 million, the film could lose more than 100 million dollars, according to the specialized site Hollywood Reporter.
The Menua film that borrows from both horror cinema, film noir and gritty comedy, came in fourth with 3.6 million.
In fifth place, Devotionthe story of two fighter pilots in the United States Navy, recorded 2.8 million in revenue.
The rest of the ranking
6. I Heard the Bells (1.8 million)
7. black adam (1.7 million)
8. The Fabelmans (1.3 million)
9. Bones and All (1.2 million)
10. Ticket to Paradise ($850,000)